West Bromwich Albion are successful talks implicit appointing Tottenham Hotspur manager Ryan Mason arsenic their caller manager.
Multiple sources person told BBC Sport the ex-England midfielder, who is presently moving nether Ange Postecoglou astatine Spurs, is emerging arsenic the Championship club's first-choice campaigner to regenerate Tony Mowbray, who was sacked successful April.
Discussions are good nether mode and are continuing amid positivity from each parties that Mason volition judge his archetypal managerial role.
Mason's declaration astatine Spurs expires astatine the extremity of June truthful determination are improbable to beryllium lengthy negotiations implicit the 33-year-old's release, though Tottenham are alert of the Baggies' interest.
If Albion privation Mason to commencement enactment immediately, which is expected to beryllium the case, the Midlands nine volition beryllium required to marque a ceremonial attack to Tottenham to merchandise him from the last weeks of his declaration – but that is not expected to make immoderate obstacles towards the deal.
There is simply a anticipation that Mason takes members of Spurs' coaching squad with him to The Hawthorns.
Mason was forced to discontinue from nonrecreational shot successful 2018, aged conscionable 26, connected aesculapian proposal aft suffering a fractured skull successful a clash with Chelsea defender Gary Cahill successful 2017 that required the Tottenham academy postgraduate to acquisition exigency surgery.
He joined Tottenham's coaching squad successful April 2018, playing a cardinal relation successful the club's academy earlier becoming interim first-team manager pursuing the sacking of Jose Mourinho successful 2021.
Mason has been portion of Tottenham's elder set-up ever since, becoming acting caput manager for a 2nd clip pursuing the departure of Antonio Conte successful 2023.
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