Slaven Bilic has reportedly rejected the opportunity to make an instant return to Premier League management after spurning an approach from West Bromwich Albion.
West Ham United announced Bilic's departure at the beginning of November before West Brom sacked Pulis on Monday, and Jason Burt and John Percy of the Telegraph reported the former has since turned down the Baggies.
Bilic is understood to have conveyed it's "too early for him to return to football," and Alan Pardew is still said to be favourite to take over at the Hawthorns, having been out of a job since leaving Crystal Palace in December 2016.