West Bromwich Albion are poised to offer Alex Neil the chance to take them back to the Premier League.

Albion are preparing an official approach for Neil, the Preston North End manager, after Saturday’s Championship game between the two clubs at the Hawthorns.

Neil has emerged as West Brom’s leading target after two successive defeats under caretaker manager James Shan, with the club prepared to pay Preston around £650,000 in compensation to land the Scot.

Albion placed him on their shortlist alongside Slavisa Jokanovic after dismissing Darren Moore, as revealed by Telegraph Sport on March 10, but are expecting Preston to put up a fight.

The 37-year-old already has a promotion on his CV after guiding Norwich to the top-flight in 2015, while he has put Preston in play-off contention for two seasons running.