West Brom next manager: Baggies 'willing to wait' for Premier League coach with cup final ambition

West Brom have a big decision to make as they weigh up their managerial options. They parted ways with Tony Mowbray late last month after a poor run of form. James Morrison was placed in interim charge for their final games of the season.

The Baggies missed out on a place in the play-offs in this past campaign. They beat Luton Town 5-3 on the final day of the weekend in a result that relegated the Hatters to League One. Tom Fellows and Callum Styles both scored twice, whilst Daryl Dike also managed to get himself on the score sheet.

West Bromwich Albion managerial latest regarding Ryan Mason

West Brom are ‘willing to wait’ until after the Europa League final as they look to bring in Ryan Mason from Tottenham Hotspur, according to The Sun. The Baggies are keen to appoint him as their next head coach. However, his current team could still win a trophy this term.

Mason, 33, was forced to retire early in 2018 after picking up a head injury. He rose up through the academy ranks at Spurs before going on to make 70 appearances for their first-team. The ex-England international, who played once for the Three Lions, was also loaned out to Yeovil Town, Doncaster Rovers, Millwall, FC Lorient and Millwall to get experience.

Hull City snapped him up on a permanent basis back in 2016 following their promotion from the second tier. He then went on to play 20 matches for the East Yorkshire club and scored two goals. The London-born suffered a nasty collision with Gary Cahill during a top flight match with the Tigers at Stamford Bridge against Chelsea and had to hang up his boots after it.

Would Ryan Mason suit West Brom?

Mason is a bright young coach and has been working in an elite environment at Spurs. He joined their coaching staff in 2018 and has since worked his way up to the senior set-up. They made him interim head coach in 2021 after Jose Mourinho was sacked and he became the youngest manager of a top flight team at just 29.

He found himself in a similar position in 2023 before Postecoglou came in. Mason has won six of his combined 13 matches at the helm. Postecoglou said last year: “Ryan Mason is in charge of attacking set-pieces. He’s done an outstanding job all year. Mile [Jedinak as well] in charge of defensive set-pieces I thought we were brilliant. We’ve been really good in that space all year and it’s a credit to both. All the coaches put in a real big shift this week. We knew we were going to have players in there playing their first game for a while or first time ever and all of them to a man did an outstanding job to prepare the team.”

West Brom could see Mason as someone capable of taking them forward in the long run. The Baggies may look to think outside the box with their next appointment. Their decision to bring back Mowbray didn’t work out in the end.