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Saido Berahino told he is staying at West Brom by chairman Jeremy Peace

Thursday 27 August 2015 19:31, UK

Saido Berahino
Image: Saido Berahino has been told he will not be leaving for Tottenham this summer

West Brom chairman Jeremy Peace has told Tottenham target Saido Berahino he will not be leaving The Hawthorns this summer.

Spurs have already seen offers of £18m and £21m rejected for the 22-year-old, who submitted a written transfer request after the first one was lodged.

Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino is understood to be wary of making a third bid, although he admitted on Thursday he would like to bring another forward to White Hart Lane following the signing of Clinton Njie, who signed from Lyon earlier this month.

But Peace has moved to put Spurs off completely by issuing a strong statement on the future of the England U21 international. 

"I have informed Saido that he will not be transferred during this summer window and that he is staying at the club," he said.

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I have strongly advised him to put this behind him and get back to what he does best which is to work hard for the team and score goals for Albion.
Jeremy Peace

"As I have made clear from the moment Tottenham lodged their first bid for Saido on August 18, selling our top goalscorer was never on our agenda this summer. 

"Our plans have always been based on Saido being part of our squad for the 2015-16 season.

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"But there are two other good reasons why he will not be sold.

"Firstly, had we ever entertained the notion of selling him we have not received an offer anywhere near attractive enough from Tottenham Hotspur. 

West Brom's Saido Berahino (left), seen competing with Watford's Etienne Capoue (right), had the best chance of the match in the closing stage
Image: Berahino has been reportedly unsettled by the transfer talk

"Not only have the offers been too low as a valuation of the player, but they have been based on stage-payments and add-ons over a long period which do nothing to reflect Saido's ability and potential.

"I have the greatest respect for Daniel Levy but he must surely appreciate we would have needed to replace Saido had he left and no consideration of that position has been reflected by Tottenham's strategy.

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Image: Clinton N'jie signed for Spurs from Lyon earlier this month

"It has contributed to our completing our last two games without a key player. I have spoken to Saido and of course I have sympathy for him. He has been unsettled and distracted by all this and I understand that. 

"But I have strongly advised him to put this behind him and get back to what he does best which is to work hard for the team and score goals for Albion."