West Bromwich Albion reportedly have a battle on their hands to fend off an approach from Valencia for head coach Carlos Corberan.
The 41-year-old has been in charge of the Baggies since October 2022, recording 47 wins from his 107 matches in charge.
Having established West Brom as a Championship promotion contender since his arrival, the Spaniard has recently been linked with the likes of Wolverhampton Wanderers and Southampton.
However, according to Marca, it appears that it will be a La Liga club that push through a deal for his services.
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Why have Valencia made their move?
Earlier in the day, Valencia made the decision to part ways with Ruben Baraja courtesy of their lowly position in Spain's top flight.
Just 12 points have been accumulated from 17 matches to leave Valencia sitting second-bottom in the table, four points adrift of safety.
Despite recent draws with Alaves and Espanyol, the club's board have preferred to go in a different direction, sacking the club legend after 78 matches in charge.
An earlier report suggested that Corberan and Quique Sanchez Flores were the two candidates in contention to replace Baraja, yet it now appears that a concrete decision has been made to go with Corberan.
Valencia are allegedly prepared to pay the £2.8m release clause in his contract with Corberan having already given the green light to a move.
Providing that a deal goes through as expected, Corberan will be returning to a club where he spent time in their academy ranks and 'B' team as a player.
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Corberan to leave West Brom in positive place
West Brom have endured a relatively positive campaign thus far, collecting 35 points from their 22 matches in the second tier of English football.
Although they have suffered just three defeats, there have been 11 draws, yet they are within two points of fifth-placed Blackburn Rovers in the Championship table.
Furthermore, the West Midlands outfit have lost just one of their last 14 games and prevailed in two of their most recent three fixtures.
Darren Plant
