West Bromwich Albion They have reportedly made contact with a striker's manager who shares the same agent as Tom Fellows.
West Brom are still searching for a new manager after the Wiki deal fell through
The Baggies are still searching for a long-term successor to Carlos Corberan at The Hawthorns, as we approach the month mark since the Spaniard moved to Valencia.
It looked as if West Brom had their man over the weekend in former Basel and Young Boys coach Rafael Wicky. The 47-year-old was the main contender and was in advanced talks over the vacant managerial position, however, talks over the coaching staff broke down and the move fell through.
This brought the club back to square one Former Everton coach Sean Dyche A new name has appeared on the radar in the Midlands.
However, Dyche is not the only candidate on West Brom's radar, as an update has been shared about another out-of-work boss alongside the former Toffees manager.
According to Club Insider DOOD, West Brom have been in contact with former Stoke City and Plymouth Argyle coach Steven Schumacher.
In what is described as a “major turnaround”, Schumacher and Deitch's agents have been contacted about a potential move to Hawthorn.
Schumacher, who likes to play in an attacking 4-3-3 system, says he Transfer marketHe caught attention after leading Plymouth to the championship in 2023 by winning the first league title. But things did not go well at Stoke City, as he was sacked in September after just nine months and 32 games.
The 40-year-old, who shares the same thing Wasserman Agency as a number of West Bromwich players, including Tom Fellows and Simi Ajayi, He could now be one to watch in the race for the Baggies job.
talk to World Football LeagueWest Brom fan critic Callum Burgess described the links as “interesting” and that there were “worse candidates out there”.
“Steven Schumacher is an interesting person to me because his time at Stoke is probably enough to turn a lot of fans away from him, as they will wonder why he couldn't turn the situation around at Stoke.
“But I think you can take into account that not a lot of managers have had success there and if we appointed him straight after his time with Plymouth Argyle, a lot of the fanbase would be more receptive to that.
“While it is fair to take into account his time at Stoke as a negative on his potential appointment, I think there are certainly worse candidates out there.”
Burgess added: “I think he's a manager that will divide the fanbase right from the start, as there are more negative feelings towards him because of his time at Bet365 Stadium. But personally, I wouldn't be completely against that.”
