Carlton Palmer tells FLW his verdict on whether Birmingham City could appoint West Brom’s Carlos Corberan
Carlos Corberan’s representatives have made contact with both Burnley and Birmingham City amid their search for a new manager.
According to Football Insider, the two clubs have both gotten in touch with the West Brom boss about potentially taking charge of the first team squad.
Corberan has earned a lot of praise for his work with the Baggies, having guided them to a fifth place finish in the table last season.
However, issues behind the scenes have made it an unstable period to be managing at the Hawthorns, with the ownership changing hands in January.
It is understood that Corberan is keen to depart Albion despite the new investment, and would be open to a change in club.
| Carlos Corberan’s West Brom record (all competitions as per Transfermarkt) | ||||
| Games | Wins | Draws | Losses | W% |
| 84 | 39 | 18 | 27 | 46.43 |
Carlton Palmer is concerned that Corberan still wants to leave West Brom despite new owners arriving at the start of the calendar year.
He believes it would be a huge blow for the Midlands outfit to lose the Spaniard, given he has done so well with the club during his time in the dugout.
“Birmingham City and Burnley have made contact with Carlos Corberan’s representation,” Palmer told Football League World.
“It’s a real pity for West Brom because Carlos did a magnificent job last season with West Bromwich Albion, getting them to finish fifth in the table and in the play-offs.
“It must be sad and disheartening for the supporters that even though the new owners have come in, it’s been rumoured that Carlos still wants away.
“That is because there is still plenty of turmoil behind the scenes, he doesn’t want to go into the new season without having the option to bring on players and kick on from the fifth place finish from last season.
“Already players haven’t been re-signed and the season’s just ended, several players are out of contract.
“So you can see that he’s not particularly happy, and the fact that he’s willing to talk to the likes of Birmingham City, who are in the division lower, says how unhappy he is with the situation behind the deal.”
