Tony Mowbray issues big update amid West Brom new manager saga.

Tony Mowbray hopes to return to management within “the next six months” after being considered for West Brom.

Speaking to former Middlesbrough teammate Bernie Slaven on January 13, Mowbray stated that if he receives the all-clear from scans a year after colon cancer surgery, he will be “back on the market”. The 61-year-old took leave from Birmingham City in February before resigning in May to fight his struggle, but as he prepares to return to work, reports of a possible return to The Hawthorns have surfaced. Mowbray remarked, “Here I am today, a year later. I feel strong, eager, and full of energy again, but we’ll have to wait and see. “In three-and-a-half days, I’ll get some scans – so hopefully they’ll be all clear, and I’ll be on with the next six months, and see if I can back to work.

“If they’re all clear, I’m open on the market again really, to go back to work, [to] see what jobs are out there and see what’s happening.”

Tony Mowbray could be tempted by West Brom return

With Mowbray poised to resume his famous management career and the Baggies still without a manager following Carlos Corberan’s departure, reuniting the two after 16 years may be a match made in heaven. Aside from getting promoted from League One as runners-up to Blackburn in 2018, Mowbray’s 2007-08 Championship title victory at The Hawthorns remains his only silverware in the dugout.

Tony Mowbray has had a succession of jobs in the Championship since leaving West Brom back in 2009

Albion are looking to return to the top end of the second division this season after reaching the play-offs under Corberan, and it would be difficult to find a fan who would not welcome Mowbray back with open arms. The Baggies’ pursuit of younger managers has yet to bear fruit since Corberan’s departure to Valencia, as talks with Raphael Wicky broke down on Monday owing to a disagreement about his backroom staff. It’s unclear whether Shilen Patel has recognised Mowbray as a likely candidate, but if Albion is the club where he makes his managerial comeback, expect the promotion campaign to continue amid a wave of nostalgia.

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