Hibs skipper watched by Albion
Albion are eyeing giant Hibernian captain Rob Jones as a potential £750,000 summer signing to toughen up their back-line.
The Baggies have enquired about the 29-year-old centre-back and assistant manager Mark Venus watched him take a starring role in Hibs' 1-1 draw with Rangers.
Manager Tony Mowbray knows the 6ft 7in stopper well, having taken the Englishman to Easter Road from Grimsby three years ago in a £150,000 switch.
But the Baggies have so far only made an enquiry about the Hibs skipper and will reportedly face competition from Nottingham Forest, Derby and Leeds should they take their interest further.
Mowbray signed Jones for the Edinburgh club as a virtual unknown. The former special needs teacher did not play professionally until he was 23 - after playing non-League football for Gateshead, Stockport and Macclesfield.
He spent only a few months under Mowbray but was made captain by his successor, John Collins, and led the club to their first trophy in 16 years, scoring as they defeated Kilmarnock 5-1 at Hampden in the final of the CIS Insurance Cup.
Hibs rejected bids from Colchester and Forest during the January transfer window, but Jones is keen to move back to England for family reasons.
One former Hibs man already at the Hawthorns, defender Shelton Martis, remains a 'work in progress' after another howler against Liverpool on Sunday.
But Mowbray is still set to take up the one-year option in the Dutchman's contract.