CHRIS Brunt joined Albion in a £3million deal from Sheffield Wednesday in August 2007 when he put pen to paper on a four-year Baggies contract.

The Northern Ireland international's price includes £500,000 of performance-related add-ons.

Although in and out of the side during his first season at The Hawthorns his assists proved invaluable in helping the Baggies smash 109 goals throughout the campaign.

His point-saving strike as a substitute in the penultimate league game against Southampton effectively sealed Albion's automatic promotion to the Premier League.

And he put the icing on the cake with a cracking second goal in the final-day 2-0 win at QPR to secure the Championship crown, just days after celebrating the birth of his first child.

Brunt began his career as a trainee at Middlesbrough before joining the Owls in April 2004 following a successful month-long loan spell.

During 2006/07, the Belfast-born ace recorded his biggest goal tally for a season by netting ten times in 44 Championship games, including two as a substitute, to help Brian Laws' men finish ninth.

He has forged a reputation for scoring spectacular goals and even notched from close to the halfway line with an audacious lob for the Owls at Leeds.

In total, Brunt made 153 appearances, including 30 as a sub, for Wednesday, scoring 24 times.

The 6ft1in midfield dynamo also had ten international caps to his name before joining the Baggies.

(LAST UPDATED ON AUGUST 12, 2007)