West Brom will be hoping to secure Championship status under Eric Ramsay after a terrible campaign.

The Baggies are in serious danger of falling down the League One trapdoor, with the coming months critical to the club regaining stability after a difficult spell both on and off the field.

While Bilkul attempted to rebuild the squad, Ryan Mason, a former Tottenham Hotspur and Hull City player, was fired in January 2026 after only won nine of his 27 games in command.

And so far, Ramsay’s appointment in the dugout has done little to instill confidence in the dressing room, with Albion in need of a spark from somewhere to stop the slump and propel them up the Championship standings in the coming weeks and months.

West Brom will be desperate not to join the list of large teams that have plummeted from the lofty heights of the Premier League to the third tier, with relegation being so costly for a squad that should be aiming to return to the big time.

Regardless of which division Albion plays in at the end of the season, a handful of first-team players will leave The Hawthorns when their contracts expire.

FLW details the players that are almost certain to leave Albion this summer, with all contract information obtained from Transfermarkt.

Daryl Dike

Daryl Dike is the first player out of contract, and Albion fans have been left dissatisfied by his injury problems during his time at the club.

Dike joined Albion for a reported £7 million deal from Orlando City in 2021, but made only two appearances in his first season, as a hamstring injury on his home debut against Peterborough United sidelined him for the rest of the season.

Heading into 2022-23 under Steve Bruce, the American international missed 19 games due to a thigh injury before achieving his longest run of playing time in an Albion shirt under Carlos Corberan, appearing in 22 straight games and scoring seven goals.

However, Dike had two devastating Achilles tendon ruptures during that and the following season, preventing him from making a sustained comeback to action until February 2025, when Tony Mowbray took over.

While he has managed to stay fit for the majority of the 2025-26 season, the frontman’s opportunities have been limited, and after playing more games for West Brom in five seasons than you would expect in one or two, it appears that the club will part ways with him.

Josh Maja

Similarly, striker Josh Maja has suffered a number of injuries since joining The Hawthorns.

Maja joined Albion on a free transfer in the summer of 2023 after leaving French club Bordeaux, although he only appeared in 12 games due to two catastrophic ankle injuries that derailed his debut season.

He returned fit and firing the next season under Carlos Corberan, with the Nigerian international scoring 12 goals in 26 games until lower leg surgery sidelined him for the season. Maja’s absence was noteworthy, since he remained Albion’s leading scorer despite being sidelined since January.

This season, Maja has continued to improve his fitness but has shown no indications of returning to his clinical frontman form from over a year ago, and his inability to fire means he will most certainly leave the club in the summer.

Karlan Grant

Karlan Grant is beginning his sixth and most likely final season with West Brom, with the deal he signed in 2020 expiring next summer.

Grant has mostly underperformed in the West Midlands since moving from Huddersfield Town following Albion’s promotion back to the Premier League, with his only impressive scoring season coming in 2021-22, when he scored 18 goals.

Aside from that season, the 28-year-old has never scored more than ten goals in a season, with some of his Albion career spent on loan at Cardiff City in the second tier.

Grant was just ruled out for three months after hamstring surgery, so that injury could be what leads to his departure from The Hawthorns.

Jed Wallace

Next up is club captain Jed Wallace, who has failed to live up to the expectations he created upon signing from Millwall on a free transfer.

Wallace’s 37 goals and 39 assists in nearly 200 second-tier outings at the Den raised hopes that he could be the key to Albion becoming more free-scoring and deadly in the final third.

However, Wallace has yet to reach double figures in goals or assists during his time at the club, with his best performance coming in his debut season, when he had six goals and eight assists.

The solitary goal and assist in 2024-25 exemplified his fall, as ailments have crept in, making it increasingly difficult to see him back to his prime.

Again, it appears like another agreement will not work out on the field, but Wallace’s leadership qualities have helped the playing squad.

Ousmane Diakite

Another player who could depart West Brom after this season is midfielder Ousmane Diakite, who has struggled to establish himself as a regular starter in the engine room throughout his stint in the blue and white stripes.

Diakite, who plays at number six, has primarily been used off the bench to safeguard leads because to his commanding frame and physicality.

Diakite is not a glamorous player, but he has consistently impressed when given opportunities in the heart of the midfield. The club does have the option of extending his contract for an additional year, so it will be fascinating to see if it is exercised later on.

Joe Wildsmith

Shot-stopper Joe Wildsmith’s contract at West Brom expires this summer, and the majority of Albion fans will be glad to see him go.

The ex-Derby County man failed to fill the gap left by Alex Palmer’s departure to Ipswich Town at the turn of 2025, with a series of costly mistakes against Burnley and Sunderland limiting him to just 10 games, as Josh Griffiths took his place as the Baggies’ play-off hopes faded.

Wildsmith was originally the second choice in 2025-26, but he was reinstated to the starting lineup in December after Griffiths had a terrible performance.

However, the move in goal lasted only seven games, as Wildsmith failed to provide a calm and assured presence in the Baggies’ backline.

Individual blunders continued to occur at important periods, prompting the club to loan him out to Middlesbrough for the duration of the 2025-26 season.

After his loan with Boro expires, he is anticipated to become a free agent and leave The Hawthorns.

Max O’Leary

The final player who might leave West Brom this summer is goalkeeper Max O’Leary, who came from Bristol City during the January transfer window.

After Albion’s goalkeeping woes this season, the new Baggies number one has been tasked with instilling confidence in the defence, but his debut at Derby County did not go as planned when he dropped the ball from a simple cross, allowing Patrick Ageymang to sweep it into an empty net.

There is hope in the spectators at The Hawthorns that such errors will not occur again, but he will be expected to be extremely busy in the Albion goal as the club struggles with its Championship future.

West Brom are reported to have the option of extending O’Leary’s contract for another year, but this could be contingent on where league they play in next season.