West Bromwich Albion's record signing Brown Ideye is set to make his Premier League debut on the weekend.
The 25-year old Nigerian striker joined the Baggies from Dynamo Kyiv for £10million last month and after obtaining a UK work permit, is set to take on Sunderland in the 2014/15 season opener on Saturday according to manager Alan Irvine.
"Brown's in our thoughts for the weekend, without any question," Irvine said.
"He's been here less than week so it will be a big ask if we do decide to put him in. But I've been really pleased with the level of his fitness.
"Because he hasn't had a full pre-season he isn't where I'd expect him to get to. But he has certainly come in good condition and has looked after himself.
"I'm sure the fans will look forward to seeing him and it's important we pick the right moments to put him in and look after him in these first few weeks.
"There is a danger of asking him to do too much too soon and then risking him getting injured. In terms of match fitness he's not where we'd like him to be. But he's looking fitter by the day and he's a good athlete anyway.
"He's not somebody I think who has great difficulties getting fit. He's just not had that much time. I've been pleased with what I've seen considering how late Brown came in."
During his time in Kiev, former Sochaux forward Brown scored 45 goals in 107 appearances for the Ukrainian side.
