West Brom suffer setback in bid to appoint 50-year-old | OneFootball

Lee Carsley has reportedly turned down the West Brom job.

West Brom have reportedly been knocked back by Lee Carsley as they search for Carlos Corberan's successor.

Corberan left West Brom towards the end of 2024, taking on the Valencia job after a successful stint at the Hawthorns in difficult circumstances in the Championship.

Now, the pressure is on the Baggies to land Corberan's successor, with Carsley seemingly a manager they were interested in.

Carsley rejects West Brom job

It was reported on Tuesday evening by Alex Crook of talkSPORT that Carsley had rejected the West Brom job.

The 50-year-old is in-charge of the England U21s and finished 2024 in interim charge of the senior national side, guiding England to promotion from their Nations League group across six fixtures between Gareth Southgate's exit and Thomas Tuchel's arrival.

Whether it's as on the nose as West Brom offered Carsley the job, and he rejected it remains to be seen, with there a possibility he was only sounded out about the role.

Corberan leaves West Brom in a good place

It's difficult to begrudge Corberan the opportunity that's presented itself to him at Valencia, it's a move back to Spain for him and a chance to manage a big club.

The work he's done at West Brom has been impressive, with the Baggies battling against a difficult financial backdrop to be really competitive in the Championship during his tenure, albeit without seriously threatening a Premier League return even in the play-offs.

West Brom's squad in the Championship is competitive, it's full of talent and whoever takes over will have plenty to work with.

The ambition should be to push for the play-offs again this season, which will require a slight upturn in results.

Corberan did well with West Brom, but they drew too many games this season, quickly falling from what looked an established contender to a play-off chaser. That can quickly change in the Championship, though, it's got to be said.