Former Leicester City and Derby County manager Nigel Pearson is keen to replace Darren Moore at Championship outfit West Bromwich Albion.
Nigel Pearson has admitted to the Express and Star that he would jump at the chance to take over at West Bromwich Albion.
The Baggies will play in the Championship for the second season in a row in 2019/20 after they were beaten in the play-off semi finals by Midland rivals Aston Villa.
And, with West Brom pining for Premier League football, they need to get their next managerial appointment absolutely spot on.
The club sacked club legend Darren Moore in controversial fashion in the spring and, while interim coach Jimmy Shan has worked wonders, he is not expected to get the job on a full-time basis.
And Pearson, who won the Championship title with Leicester in 2014, has admitted that he would find the West Brom job hard to turn down.
“Is it a job which I would be interested in? Of course it would be,” he said.
“It’s a club with stature and it’s a very attractive proposition. But ultimately it’s down to what direction the club want to go in.”
The 55-year-old previously worked at The Hawthorns as Bryan Robson’s (below) assistant and admits that he turned down a promotion to the top job when the former Manchester United captain was sacked in 2006.
Pearson, who had an ill-fated spell at Derby in 2016, most recently coached in the Belgian second tier with OH Leuven.
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