Everton, Stoke City, Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United are all believed to be tracking West Bromwich Albion striker Saido Berahino.
According to the Daily Star, West Bromwich Albion striker Saido Berahino is being monitored by four Premier League clubs; Everton, Stoke City, Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United.
Berahino, 23, was one of the hottest properties in the Premier League after the 2014/15 season, as he had hit 20 goals in 45 games in all competitions for West Brom.
West Brom’s Saido Berahino
Tottenham subsequently made a number of moves to sign him, with Sky Sports reporting that Spurs failed with four bids on deadline day in September 2015, before Berahino said he wouldn’t play for the Baggies again.
Since then, Berahino has struggled to make any sort of impact. The Burundi-born attacker hit just seven goals in all competitions last season, and has started just three Premier League games given his lack of fitness.
West Bromwich Albion’s Saido Berahino in action
With his contract expiring at the end of the season, many expect Berahino to finally leave The Hawthorns in 2017, and reports now claim that four Premier League clubs are keeping tabs on him.
The Daily Star claim that Everton, Stoke City, Tottenham and West Ham United are all looking at Berahino with a view to a cut-price move for the player, but all want to see proof of Berahino’s fitness before making concrete moves for him in January.
Everton have just lost Yannick Bolasie for up to a year through injury and have little quality competition for star striker Romelu Lukaku, whilst West Ham are desperately searching for a striker after summer signings Jonathan Calleri and Simone Zaza made dismal starts to life in England.
Stoke may also need a new forward if Wilfried Bony’s loan deal comes to an end in January, but a move to Tottenham looks unlikely on paper given the protracted transfer saga surrounding a move to White Hart Lane over a year ago.
However, landing a player that Mauricio Pochettino seemed to rate at the time or a fraction of the price they offered in 2015 would be something right up Daniel Levy’s street, and a calculated, low-cost gamble on a player with undoubted talent who has struggled in recent times may be something Spurs are willing to do as they search for more goals.
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