Valerien Ismael has signed a new four-year deal as West Brom manager
Valerien Ismael has signed a new four-year deal to join West Brom as their manager, leaving fellow Championship outfit Barnsley to link up with the promotion hopefuls.
Here is how Sky Sports broke the news.
Ismael was one of the earlier candidates linked with succeeding Sam Allardyce at the Hawthorns, and while his release clause initially put them off, the club finally agreed to part with it, with an official announcement now finally confirmed.
Promotion on the cards
We cannot wait for the new campaign to start and are hoping we hit the ground running in the opening day clash against Bournemouth.
The deal was thrashed out last weekend and the finer details was eventually ironed out after some days.
West Brom need someone capable of taking them up at the first time of asking, and we have no doubt that Ismael is perfect for the job.
A four-year deal is massive, and we hope that he can guide and keep us up after last term’s disappointment.
The Baggies have assured the Frenchman of funds to spend in the summer transfer window and they intend to target at least four quality additions [Telegraph].
Funds raised from the potential sales of Matheus Pereira, Sam Johnstone and others will also be used to boost the transfer coffers [Telegraph] and we cannot wait to see what our team would look like at the end of the transfer window.
Having taken Barnsley to the Championship play-offs semi-finals and been linked with the Crystal Palace job [Telegraph], Ismael now has the chance to realistically be in a Premier League dugout next year, and we are excited to see how things go.
In other West Brom news, Michael Appleton has spoken out about the Baggies after reported snub.
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