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Tim Sherwood is set to be appointed as West Bromwich Albion’s new Head Coach within the next 48 hours.

The former Spurs coach has been the odds-on favourite for some days since meeting, and impressing, the Albion board.

No one has yet been offered the job but the interview process is now complete and Albion are confident of naming their man

Sherwood, 45, replaced Andre Villas-Boas at White Hart Lane in December and took Tottenham to sixth in the Premier League before his five month reign was brought to an end by Spurs chairman Daniel Levy.

His final game in charge was the 3-0 victory over Villa on the final day of the season and he claimed afterwards that he would have earned a top-four spot had he been in charge for the whole season.

Sherwood took over with Spurs five points shy of the Champions League qualifying spots and they ended the campaign 10 points adrift of fourth-placed Arsenal.

And yet for most of his playing career Sherwood was a winner.

As one of Kenny Dalglish’s first signings at Blackburn, he captained Rovers to second in the Premiership in 1993–94 before winning it the following season.

Sherwood claimed he felt like a “supply teacher” at Tottenham, with players told he would not be at the club for long.

Tottenham goalkeeper Brad Friedel says Sherwood showed enough to suggest he has the necessary attributes to manage at the top level.

“I thought Tim, especially in his first managerial job, conducted himself very well,” Friedel said.

“He is good enough to be a manager in the Premier League, whether at Tottenham or with somebody else.”

Sherwood publicly criticised his team for “lacking guts and character” after a 4-0 defeat to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in March.

“Not every manager is going to get along with every player at the club - that is impossible - but he got along with most of the players,” Friedel said.

Sherwood could well be joined by Spurs coach Les Ferdinand at The Hawthorns.

The two enjoyed a fine working partnership in North London, as seen with Ferdinand’s backing of Sherwood following that outburst.

“Tim is direct, open and honest. Sometimes, people can’t deal with that,” he said.

There have been rumours of a renewed interest from Albion in Gianfranco Zola but that now does not appear to be the case.

Zola almost picked up the job in the winter but was beaten to the punch by Pepe Mel.

The 47-year-old Italian has been without a club since quitting Watford in December 2013.

A third name was also lingering on the fringes.

Former Zambia coach Herve Renard announced in May that he would be leaving Sochaux after failing to save them from relegation to Ligue 2.

But the Frenchman was always a big outsider.

Ronald Koeman’s agent dismissed rumours that the Dutchman has held talks with Albion.

Koeman remains the bookies’ favourite for the Southampton job.

Koeman’s agent Guido Albers said: “There has been no discussions between Ronald and West Brom.”

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