Slaven Bilic has reportedly snubbed interest from West Bromwich Albion.
According to the Daily Mail, former West Ham United boss Slaven Bilic has snubbed an approach from West Bromwich Albion owner Guochuan Lai.
The Baggies sacked manager Tony Pulis on Monday morning, less than 24 hours after the 4-0 home defeat to Chelsea last weekend.
Gary Megson will take charge of this weekend’s game against Tottenham Hotspur, but the search is on for a full-time manager to take charge of the club for the long-term.
Slaven Bilic greets Tony Pulis
Ex-West Ham boss Alan Pardew remains the favourite for the job, but the Daily Mail report that Slaven Bilic has snubbed an approach from owner Guochuan Lai.
It’s claimed that Lai wanted to speak to Bilic about the possibility of replacing Pulis, but the Croatian has made it clear that it’s too soon to return to management having only been sacked by West Ham earlier this month.
Bilic is instead spending time with his family and is unlikely to return to management until 2018, and it’s unlikely that West Brom will be willing to hold on until then.
The 49-year-old enjoyed a superb first season with West Ham having taken the job in 2015, but his dream return to East London ended in a nightmare, as the stress of the job clearly took its toll on Bilic.
Bilic understandably wants a break for a while,and that means that West Brom and Lai will be looking at alternative options having been snubbed by Bilic.
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