War and Peace as Saido Berahino goes on strike - Have your say

Albion were today seeking to repair the damage after an explosive transfer deadline day which plunged striker Saido Berahino's future into serious doubt.

Having turned down two previous bids from Tottenham for the 22-year-old, the Baggies turned down two further offers in the closing hours of the window, prompting an incredible outburst from the striker on social media.

Berahino appeared to suggest he would never play for the club again under chairman Jeremy Peace when he posted on Twitter: "Sad how I can't say exactly how the club has treated me but I can officially say I will never play Jeremy Peace." He is set to be fined for his outburst.

That was after Peace had rejected a fourth and final offer from Spurs, thought to be in the region of £23million but with an initial payment of just £5million, with the rest coming in instalments and add-ons.

Berahino's subsequent comments left club officials stunned and while Albion are likely to take their time before deciding on the next course of action, the striker is at the very least facing a substantial fine.

Peace issued a statement yesterday evening stressing the need for the club to "repair the damage" done by Tottenham's unwanted interest.

Berahino has not featured in the last three match squads after becoming "unsettled" and also handed in a transfer request.

In it he said: "We have a key player who has been very unsettled by antics which were designed to get him out of our club cheaply," said Peace.

"Those tactics have continued despite my making our position clear in my first conversation with Daniel Levy on this subject in mid-August.

"I said selling Saido so late in the window was not on our agenda.

"Tottenham's offers failed substantially to reflect Saido's true value while the timing made no allowance for our own recruitment of a suitable replacement for a proven Premier League goalscorer.

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"Saido has been unsettled to the point where our head coach has not felt able to select him for our last three games.

"We are now left with the task of repairing the damage created by this unfortunate episode."