The former West Bromwich Albion midfielder was once captained by Pearson – the ex-Leicester City and Derby County boss.
Carlton Palmer believes the West Bromwich Albion job is “a great fit” for former Leicester City and Derby County manager Nigel Pearson.
Pearson – who was assistant to Bryan Robson at the Hawthorns – is currently managing in Belgium’s second tier with Leicester affiliates OH Leuven.
Speaking to Proper Sport on Monday, however, Palmer suggested his one-time Sheffield Wednesday captain is ready to return to the English game.
“For me, I think it’s a great fit for Nigel Pearson,” said the former West Brom midfielder in episode eight of It is what it is. “He’s been there before, he’s got a team out of that league before. Nigel needs to rebuild his CV, I think he allowed the Leicester situation to get to him. I know that personally, because I’ve spoken to him on numerous occasions, he was bitter about what happened at Leicester.
“I think he’s over that now – I think his stint at Derby you didn’t really see the best of Nigel Pearson. The fact that he’s now working for a subsidiary of Leicester in Belgium suggests that he’s over that now.
“For me, I would look at somebody like Nigel who can come back with something to prove. The players love playing for him, he is a good leader and I think he’s a great fit for West Brom, because I think they have got the money, they have got good players and I think they can mount a serious challenge to get back next year at the first attempt.”
Pearson is currently 10/1 for the Albion job with Sky Bet, behind the departing Ipswich Town manager Mick McCarthy (2/1), past-and-present Leicester pair Craig Shakespeare (4/1) and Michael Appleton (5/1), and Aberdeen’s Derek McInnes (7/1) – all three of whom have Baggies connections.
And it is not only Palmer who would like to see him take charge at The Hawthorns, after Kevin Campbell’s comments a fortnight ago.
Bottom club West Brom – who parted company with Alan Pardew a week ago – are ten points adrift of safety with only five games remaining.
Receive exclusive football transfer news and updates twice a week to your mailbox
