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Dossier TL-D5DEStatus: SpeculativeOpened 13 Oct 2026

Expected window: January 2027

Max Dowman to West Bromwich Albion

Last update: 35 days ago

Evidence score

Evidence score
Verdict

Football FanCast reports that West Bromwich Albion are interested in Arsenal's Max Dowman, with both articles describing a potential January loan. The player is a right winger.

Independent sources
0
verified outlets
Repeated by
1
outlets, not first-hand
Denials
0
dispute the claim
Deal stage
interest
1 outlet
How the score is calculated
  • Independent sources0/40

    0 independent sources (max 4); 1 other outlet only repeats someone else's reporting

  • Source track record10/25

    No independent source to judge, so no track record counts (assumed 40%)

  • Deal stage0/25

    Stage: interest

  • How recent5/10

    Last update 35 days ago

What we know

Football FanCast reports that West Bromwich Albion are interested in Arsenal's Max Dowman, with both articles describing a potential January loan. The player is a right winger.

The story began on 29 September, when Football FanCast said West Brom should join the race for a loan. Football FanCast repeated the claim on 6 October.

Key findings

  • Earliest report on file: 29 Sept 2026, Football FanCast, repeating another outlet.
  • No independent source: all 1 identified outlets repeat earlier reporting.
  • Deal stage reached by a counted source: interest.
  • No second independent source corroborates it.
  • Latest evidence: 35 days ago.

Who reported it

OutletTierWhat they saidTrack recordChecked
Football FanCast
29/09/2026
Tier 4 · Speculative

West Brom should join race to sign Max Dowman on loan in January

Stage: interest

No history yetRepeats another outlet

Timeline

  1. 29 Sept 2026 · Football FanCast
    West Brom should join race to sign Max Dowman on loan in January

    Repeats reporting from another outlet. Stage: interest

Does West Bromwich Albion need him?

Right Winger: the wide players West Bromwich Albion already have, from their squad list, and who they brought in there over the last two seasons. Facts only: we do not judge the need.

Current wide players (2)

PlayerPositionAgeContract
Mikey JohnstonLeft Winger2730 Jun 2028
Kareem TundeRight Winger2130 Jun 2030

Recent signings in this position

  • Kareem Tunde (Right Winger)2026/27 · from Levante UD · €3.00m
  • Samuel Iling-Junior (Left Winger)· no longer in the squad2025/26 · on loan from Aston Villa

Is it still alive?

First report
29 Sept 2026
Latest report
29 Sept 2026 (34 days ago)
Transfer window
January 2027: shuts in 91 days

The window the reports point to. If the move has not happened 10 days after it shuts, the dossier closes as not done.

No new reporting for over three weeks: the story is going cold.

Contract and fee

Contract until
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Reported fee
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No outlet has quoted a figure for this move yet. We never estimate one.

Also linked with

Score over time

13 Oct · 3029 Oct · 15

Player profile

Full name
Max Robert Dowman
Age
16

Photo: Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; resized and cropped.

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