West Bromwich Albion boss Tony Pulis insists he rates Youssouf Mulumbu.
Mulumbu is back after the Africa Cup of Nations.
"I've always liked Mulumbu from the days that Roy Hodgson had him, him and Yacob," said Pulis.
"I remember them coming to our place at Stoke and Mulumbu and Yacob playing really well. I hope Mulumbu has a big role to play. I hope he gets himself really sharp and fit and gets himself back in the team.
"If he gets himself in the team that means he's playing better than Fletcher, Morrison, Yacob and people like that, which would be great.
"But he has only trained for a couple of days so I would imagine he's another week or 10 days away."
