CARLOS ‘PERFECT’ FIT FOR BAGGIES – PATEL

By Chris Dunlavy

NEW West Brom owner Shilen Patel has quelled fears that popular manager Carlos Corberan could be sacked. Bilkul Football WBA - a company owned by Florida-based entrepreneur Patel and his father Kiran Patel - completed their purchase of the Baggies this week, ending the troubled eight-year reign of Guochuan Lai. Rumours had swirled in the build up to the takeover that Patel planned to dump Corberan in favour of Torino boss Ivan Juric, but the new chairman says the Spaniard is the “perfect” fit for the club. “I had the chance to meet with Carlo...

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