Saido Berahino lashes out after West Bromwich Albion turn down another Tottenham bid
ByPA Sport
Updated 02/09/2015 at 07:14 GMT
West Brom have rejected a third bid from Tottenham for Saido Berahino, with reports that the Londoners immediately made a fourth offer as well as a claim by the striker that he will never play for the Baggies again.
West Bromwich Albion's Saido Berahino shows his frustration
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West Brom have rejected a third bid from Tottenham for Saido Berahino, Press Association Sport understands.
The offer, which arrived late on Tuesday, was only marginally better than Spurs' previous bid, which would have only risen to £21million with clauses and add-ons.
The Baggies have instantly dismissed Tottenham's third approach and remain determined to keep the England Under-21 striker at The Hawthorns.
However Sky Sports swiftly reported that Spurs wasted no time in improving their offer.
Local BBC reporters claimed that the reason Daniel Levy is constantly failing to agree a fee is that his offers involve very little money changing hands up front.
At around 5pm BST on deadline day, the player himself chimed in with this tweet:
In the message on his official Twitter account, the striker seemed to hint he was prepared to go on strike at The Hawthorns in a last-ditch attempt to force a move to White Hart Lane.
It is understood that the aforementioned fourth offer was also quickly turned down, and that the bids were only marginally better than the north London club's second offer, made last month, which would have only risen to £21million with clauses and add-ons.
The Baggies remain determined to keep the 22-year-old at The Hawthorns after Peace held talks with the player last week and reiterated he would not be sold.
Berahino had a transfer request rejected last month, with Albion angered by Tottenham's continued pursuit of the forward.
The Baggies are understood to be unhappy with Spurs' approach to the deal, which has only strengthened their resolve to keep Berahino.
The frontman has been left out of West Brom's last three squads during the speculation, with boss Tony Pulis insisting he was not in the right state of mind to play.
Spurs have been searching for more firepower to help Harry Kane and, despite signing Son Heung-min from Bayer Leverkusen, maintained their interest in Berahino.
He scored 20 goals last season and earned a call-up to the England senior squad, but missed this summer's European Under-21 Championship with a knee injury.
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