West Bromwich Albion are closely monitoring the progress of Ostersunds manager Graham Potter, who envisages a long-term future working in his native England.

Potter, a former West Brom player, has linked up with UK-based agency Key Sports Management in a move which implies his determination to break into the Premier League.

The 42-year-old has resisted offers from Football League clubs because of his commitment to Ostersunds where he has been manager since 2011.

Forty-two-year-old Ostersunds boss Graham Potter is being tracked by West Bromwich Albion

Potter, who has managed Ostersunds since 2011, plans to work in the Premier League one day

He guided them from the fourth tier of Swedish football to fifth place in the Allsvenskan last year and into Europe by winning the Swedish Cup, the club's first major trophy.

Potter has plans to take unfashionable Ostersunds into the Champions League when the new domestic season starts in April and will only consider a move to English football at a club with genuine Premier League opportunities.

Alan Pardew was named West Brom manager in November, signing a contract until 2020, but has been unable to lift them clear of relegation trouble.

Scrutiny on Pardew's position intensified when his team crashed out of the FA Cup after a training break in Barcelona marred by the antics of four senior players who broke a club curfew and are alleged to have stolen a taxi.

West Brom could move for Potter if they part company with current manager Alan Pardew