Alan Irvine will be named West Brom's new boss today
Published 00:00 29/06/09 By By Alan Nixon
Alan Irvine will be named West Brom's new boss today - as his transfer fee was thrashed out with Preston last night.
The highly-rated Scot has come out top of Baggies chairman Jeremy Peace's wanted list after a lengthy selection process.
He will finally be unveiled today if the details of a £1million compensation figure can be sorted out.
North End wanted the full seven-figure sum up front for the former Everton No.2 who took them to the Championship play-offs in his first full season in charge.
However Albion want to pay some of the cash but leave the rest of the payments based on achievements - like winning promotion back to the Premier League.
Irvine is desperate to take over from Tony Mowbray (below) at The Hawthorns in a move first revealed by Mirror Sport on May 29 but it has taken a month for West Brom to get their man.
The Baggies initially cut their short-list down to three managers and then took a late interest in both Sheffield Wednesday's Brian Laws and MK Dons' rising star Roberto Di Matteo.
Irvine wants the move to go through smoothly as he may take some of his backroom staff with him as Preston search for a new manager. SIMON COX is set for a £2.5m switch from Swindon to Albion. Cox, 22, has agreed personal terms. Celtic are also interested but Albion are close to clinching a victory over Mowbray, now in charge at Parkhead.
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