Albion signed versatile former Wigan player Paul Scharner on a Bosman towards the end of the 2010 August transfer window.The Austria international penned a two-year deal after passing a Hawthorns medical. He had been a free agent since deciding to leave the DW Stadium after his contract ran out in May 2010 and the Baggies beat several Barclays Premier League clubs to his signature. Scharner hadn't played a game since Wigan's final match of last season at Chelsea but arrived at The Hawthorns in peak physical condition, having worked with a personal fitness coach for two months.