Tony Pulis has warned West Bromwich Albion supporters that club-record signing Salomon Rondon may take time to find his feet in the Premier League.
The Venezuela international, who scored 20 goals in 37 appearances for Zenit St Petersburg last season, completed a £12m switch to The Hawthorns on Monday afternoon.
Prior to pushing through the move, Baggies boss Pulis held discussions with Manchester City counterpart Manuel Pellegrini - who he comes up against this evening - as well as Zenit chief Andre Villas-Boas.
"He comes highly recommended. I have spoken to Manuel and AVB, who have worked with him, and they were full of praise for the lad," the Welshman told his club's official website.
"We are looking forward to working with him. He's got a fantastic goalscoring record in some of the top leagues in Europe and for his country. He's 25 years of age and still to fulfil his full potential.
"We hope he hits the ground running of course but understand it might take him time to settle. I'm sure our fans will help him and get behind him. But we feel with age on his side and the prices English clubs are asking for their players, it's a deal worth doing."
Rondon is the fifth player to join West Brom this season, after the arrivals of James McClean, James Chester, Rickie Lambert and Serge Gnabry.
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