Rene Girard held unsuccessful West Brom talks

According to our colleagues at L’Equipe, Lille manager Rene Girard held talks with Premier League side West Bromwich Albion over the vacant position, but they eventually decided to go for a different profile, a manager that was British and young. 

The paper believes that Rene Girard will therefore stay at the club, after his first season saw Les Dogues earn a Champions League spot.