West Bromwich Albion have this afternoon confirmed the appointment of Slaven Bilic as their new first team manager.
The former Hajduk Split, Croatia, Lokomotiv Moscow, Beşiktaş, West Ham United, Al-Ittihad boss has signed a two year contract with the Baggies as the club hope to get promotion back to the Premier League.
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He makes his return to English football after a near two-year-absence following his sacking from West Ham in November 2017 despite producing the best points-per game tally of any West Ham boss at the time of his exit.
Bilic said: “I’m delighted with this opportunity of course.
“We want to improve, we want to improve on the pitch and Albion have convinced me they want to return to the Premier League. Albion have a short-term project and a long project and they do not clash.
“They wanted me to lead them, to help improve them. They made it clear they wanted me to be the one to lead them in this and I didn’t think twice once they had spoken to me.”
Technical Director Luke Dowling said: “We had the opportunity to ensure we conducted a wide range of interviews and were determined to take it.
“We have spoken to some outstanding candidates and I would like to thank them for their interest in the post.
“But from the moment we spoke to Slaven, we were struck by his enthusiasm and excitement about this challenge. He is determined to get back to the Premier League and believes passionately that he can do that with Albion.
“We believe he is a great ‘fit’ for us – his presence, experience and management qualities are just what we need.”
TEN OF SLAVEN BILIC’S EX-PLAYERS WHO HE COULD LOOK TO BRING TO WEST BROM (according to Read West Brom):
– Reece Oxford
– Cenk Tosun
– Andy Caroll
– Carl Jenkinson
– Sam Byram
– Jose Sosa
– Winston Reid
– Oguzhan Ozyakup
– Pedro Obiang
– Serdar Kurtulus
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