Millwall Set To Sign Caleb Taylor

Millwall Set To Sign Caleb Taylor

Millwall have agreed a deal to sign Caleb Taylor from West Bromwich Albion, per Daniel Marsh.

The fee is believed to be in the region of £3m, as The Lions look to fill a gap left in their backline from a recent sale whilst transfer pain looks set to continue for the Albion.

Exclusive: #Millwall in the process of finalising a deal to sign Caleb Taylor from #WBA. 22yo central defender set to undergo a medical. Taylor a long-term target + Millwall have made their move following sale of Japhet Tanganga to Sheffield United: https://t.co/kMeBeCRwT0 pic.twitter.com/PpzN4b5eVa

— Dan Marsh (@DanielMarsh92) August 28, 2025

Millwall Get Their Defensive Replacement

The East Londoners have had Taylor on their radar for a long time, and the 22-year-old's stellar spell on loan at Wycombe Wanderers only sealed their ambition to bring the defender to The Den.

He played 36 times for Wycombe last season, as The Chairboys made it to the play-offs despite eventually falling to Charlton in the semi-finals.

Taylor's starring role on-loan meant that West Brom recalled him in January for extra defensive cover, which saw him start the Baggies' FA Cup third round tie against AFC Bournemouth, before returning to Wycombe for the remainder of the season.

Millwall's sale of Japhet Tanganga, a player who made 40 appearances for them last season, to Sheffield United left them with only Jake Cooper, Wes Harding, Tristan Crama and Kamarl Grant as centre-back options.

Taylor, still very young but already with 109 games of experience, will prove to be the ideal long-term asset at The Den as Millwall aim to reach the play-offs having agonisingly missed out several times in recent years.

More Pain for Baggies

The loss of Taylor adds to the sales of Tom Fellows for £10m and Darnell Furlong for £4m, meaning Albion have to bring some more additions to the squad in the days that remain of the window.

Unlike Fellows and Furlong, a replacement has already been lined up for Taylor, with Chris Mepham looking likely to join from Bournemouth.

🚨⚪️🔵 EXCL: Chris Mepham has agreed terms with West Brom, deal done as fee has been agreed with Bournemouth and here we go!

Medical to be done shortly. 🩺 pic.twitter.com/Ao4vII3YVm

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 27, 2025

The Welsh centre-back does have Premier League experience and has been capped 49 times by his country and will slot in seamlessly into the starting lineup.

However, at 27-years-old, Mepham doesn't bring the long-term fix that the departure of Taylor will require.