The Daily Telegraph claim Stoke are preparing to launch an offer in excess of the £12million they paid Inter Milan for Xherdan Shaqiri in order to land the England Under-21 worldwide.
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Berahino ran over to shake hands with Pulis after giving West Brom a second half lead against Bristol City in an action-packed FA Cup clash at the Hawthorns.
The controversial striker has played just five minutes of first-team football after spending nine straight games on the bench.
Pulis said: “If it’s right for us to play him, we will. We’re paying him and we expect him to go out and play”.
Tottenham Hotspur had as many as four bids rejected for Berahino over the summer, and are believed to be one of the five clubs to have shown an interest during this window.
Not many would have expected the player to realistically move clubs following his ties to the club, not least to one of Villa’s biggest rivals in West Brom.
Pulis also confirmed that he is looking to offload full-backs Sebastien Pocognoli and Cristian Gamboa during the January transfer window with the duo not part of the Welshman’s plans.
Berahino has featured 15 times in the Premier League so far this term, starting eight of those games, and has scored three goals.
“Things are bubbling behind the scenes, but nothing’s come to the surface”.
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“If the Premier League decides to put a stupid fixture midweek when they don’t bloody need to, then I haven’t got much choice than to make changes”, said Allardyce.
