West Brom set to sort out compensation for Valerien Ismael soon
West Brom want Barnsley manager Valerien Ismael and moved to sort out his compensation over the weekend.
According to The Sun’s Alan Nixon, both clubs are coming close to agreeing to a deal, with only a small gap in their valuations of the compensation.
The reliable journalist took to his Twitter account to share an exciting update this morning.
Huge development
West Brom are ready to pay Barnsley to get their man, and that is good news after initially not being keen on doing so.
Getting the best managers do not come cheap, and we are pleased that owner Guochuan Lai and CEO Xu Ke realise this.
We cannot afford to miss out on an immediate return to the Premier League next year, and we need one of the best managers in the division for the job.
Ismael came close to taking Barnsley up last term, and he can be expected to go one better at a bigger club.
West Brom have a decent squad and every other thing in place to establish themselves as Premier League regulars again, and we are confident the Frenchman is perfect for the task ahead.
We hope all the parties involved can reach an agreement this week so as to have him at the Hawthorns in time for pre-season preparations.
The Baggies need to get in the right players too, but landing the right manager is the tougher task and we are glad that has almost been gotten out of the way.
We are looking forward to a temporary return to the Championship and are confident we will be looking forward to Premier League football this time next year.
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