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West Bromwich Albion are closing in on the capture of Slaven Bilic as their new boss.

The 50-year-old is now the favourite to take the job following two rounds of talks.

Bilic met with Albion officials at the training ground yesterday and is keen on taking the job.

Albion have cast their net far and wide with sporting director Luke Dowling meeting a number of managers since the season ended.

Bruno Labbadia, the ex-Wolfsburg boss, was interviewed while Chris Hughton and Danny Cowley were considered.

Other managers on the continent have also been checked out as part the lengthy, detailed search, following the decision not to appoint stand-in boss Jimmy Shan on a permanent basis.

Bilic, the former West Ham boss, is leading the way.

Between 2006-2012, Bilic managed Croatia, guiding them into the quarter-finals of the 2008 European Championships.

He had joy in London. helping West Ham to a seventh-place finish in the Premier League in his first season in England.

He’s been without a job since his dismissal from Al-Ittihad in February earlier this year.