Tony Pulis has been appointed as Sheffield Wednesday manager, the Championship club has confirmed.
The former Stoke City and Middlesbrough boss was the bookmakers’ favourite for the vacancy since Garry Monk was axed earlier this week.
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It’s understood the Owls had to work hard to convince Pulis this was the right move for him, who had reservations over taking the post.
But Wednesday’s pitch was enough with the Welshman agreeing to take the reins at Hillsborough.
talkSPORT understands that a number of other managers reportedly in the running for the job, including Paul Cook, never even heard from the Championship side.
Wednesday chairman, Dejphon Chansiri, revealed earlier in this week that ‘many managers’ had applied for the vacant position.
Speaking to Jim White on talkSPORT, the Owls chairman said: “I want to do the best thing for the club, it’s an amazing club… We need time to think about it.
“I think (we need to hire somebody) as soon as possible. Actually there are many managers who have sent offers, so we need to look at it and see who is the best.
“Every manager is good and has good experience and ability, but I can choose just one. So I’ll try to choose the best I can choose at the moment.”
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