Lewis Cox sat down with Jonny Drury to bring an update on Carlos Corberan.
Corberan has been subject of speculation linking him to the vacant job at Leicester City.
Lewis provides an update with regards to any contact between the clubs - and what the current situation is.
Corberan has been subject of speculation linking him to the vacant job at Leicester City.
Lewis provides an update with regards to any contact between the clubs - and what the current situation is.
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00:00 What's the latest on the rumour mill?
00:07 Cross-court brand rumour mill links, we've seen it for quite a few weeks now. It continues
00:14 to rumble on as there are managerial vacancies elsewhere. We've seen links to Burnley, which
00:20 are a little bit cooler than the links to Leicester. We see repeatedly on a daily basis
00:25 that he's their number one target and they're very keen on him. Nothing has been confirmed
00:29 as of yet. It was reported earlier this week that Albin's compensation would be between
00:33 about £3.5m and £4m. Should Leicester make a move? Should Albin fans be quite pleased
00:42 that nothing concrete has come out yet? Or is it a case that Albin aren't out of the
00:48 woods yet and they could do with this being wrapped up ASAP?
00:52 You've summarised it all well there, Johnny. Dare I say a bit of both realistically. But
01:00 at the time of speaking, without wanting to give away exactly when we're speaking, but
01:06 at the time of the middle of this week that we're speaking and when I've been able to
01:10 check in with one or two people just regards where this is and the state of play. You get
01:16 reports, you get social media soundbites and clicks all over the place and everyone's
01:20 a little bit het up and frantic about rumours involving Carlos leaving. But when I checked
01:26 it out, there's been no official contact and Albin are optimistic, hopeful that there won't
01:33 be and the plans are very much in place for next season. As you would expect, I gather
01:37 Carlos is away on holiday. I know we've said previously a few weeks ago he was away. Well,
01:42 he's still away and not due back at the training ground for a little while. But been nothing.
01:47 I saw one report earlier this week stating talks had taken place. Well, look, things
01:55 in the background, I'm not for a second saying that people of Carlos' team, agents, representatives,
02:01 all of that that we don't see and is more under wraps, there haven't been conversations.
02:05 That just happens in football. But in terms of official moves, official talks, nothing
02:09 has happened. Of course, it would require permission from the club themselves. That
02:13 hasn't happened. There's been no approach. So that's where that is at the moment. Do
02:18 I doubt for a second that Carlos is on some sort of Leicester shortlist or admired by
02:23 the Foxes or maybe even further as one of their options? I certainly imagine he appeared
02:31 on a shortlist because why wouldn't he when you look down into the Championship at the
02:35 top performing bosses, he's right there, isn't he? But I also suspect I've heard one or two
02:40 things about other options Leicester are focused on and zoning in on. So, yeah, that's where
02:46 that is at the moment, Jonny. I mean, I can't sit here and say that it's not going to happen
02:51 for definite. It depends how the Leicester search plays out, doesn't it? If Leicester's
02:57 target doesn't happen, if second target doesn't happen, we might come to a stage where things
03:04 are more likely and the pitch is different. But again, as you said, compensation and Albion
03:08 are well placed, aren't they, in terms of a fee that would be required for that ball
03:16 to start rolling with Carlos, then it would obviously take talks. Would Paul Brown want
03:20 it? Well, it's hard to turn down a move to the Premier League, isn't it? But yeah, that's
03:26 what could. Obviously, we can't say for definite that that's not going to happen. But as it
03:31 is now, everything is geared towards Carlos remaining as head coach at Albion where he's
03:35 contracted to 2027. He's working hard with plans. I say he's away, he's obviously still
03:41 working in contact with the likes of Ian Pearce, the head of football ops at Albion as plans
03:47 are very much put in place for 2024/25. As we're speaking now, the transfer window doesn't
03:54 open for some time, Jonny, but you've got to get your ducks in a row, haven't you, to
03:59 start making approaches, pitches to take lone players and conversations with free agents.
04:05 So all of that's going on, as far as I understand. And yeah, absolutely nothing official at all
04:09 from Leicester. And yeah, from everyone's point of view and perspective at Albion, the
04:17 hope is that that stays that way.