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Darren Fletcher urges Saido Berahino to stay focused at West Brom

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Albion captain Darren Fletcher has warned Saido Berahino he must keep his head, even if he suffers another summer of transfer frustration.

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Fletcher says Berahino must prepare himself for Baggies chairman Jeremy Peace to make him see out the final year of his contract.

And the skipper says Berahino, who infamously blasted Peace on Twitter last summer when he was refused a move to Tottenham, cannot afford a repeat.

Berahino has refused a new four-year deal and Peace must now decide whether to sell him or make him see out his contract.

"If he signs, great, and if he doesn't he might be here for another season so we want him to get his head down and score as many goals as possible," said Fletcher.

"We want good players to stay here because you have to pay a lot of money to replace them and Saido is no different.

"We know Saido is a great goalscorer and you need goalscorers in this league but we need a Saido who is fit and strong and with his head wanting to play for West Bromwich Albion.

"He looks sharp and a lot fitter this summer and he is going to have a good pre-season behind him as well.

"If he signs his new contract it shows he wants to be here and he can get back to showing people what a great player and a great goalscorer he is. If he doesn't, we just hope he gets his head down and gives 100 per cent and helps the team."

Berahino played in last night's 2-1 defeat to Paris Saint Germain in Schladming that marked the end of the Baggies' training camp in Austria.