Jeremy Peace tells Saido he's staying put

West Brom chairman Jeremy Peace has ordered Saido Berahino to knuckle down after telling the want-away striker he will not be leaving the Hawthorns.

Peace met face-to-face with Berahino yesterday following two failed bids from Tottenham and a rejected transfer request from the striker.

And Peace delivered a blunt message to the 22-year-old, who has been left out of the Baggies' last two games.

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

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

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

"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.

"That does nothing to reflect Saido's ability and potential. I have the greatest respect for Daniel Levy (Tottenham chairman).

"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.

"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.

"He needs to get back to what he does best, which is to work hard for the team and score goals for Albion."

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