Premier League club West Brom have taken to Twitter to rubbish rumours of a move away for promising young striker Saido Berahino.
Reports indicated that the 21-year-old could be in line for a move to Liverpool, but the Baggies Official Twitter account said: "This Berahino story for £23m is, and always has been, an entire fabrication."
Berahino made an impressive start to the season, scoring seven goals in West Brom's first nine games and has been heavily linked with a move across the country, to clubs such as Liverpool, Chelsea and Spurs. Amid all this interest for the English striker, West Bromwich Albion have been forced to deny reports that he could be set for a move away from the Hawthorns.
Even though Berahino is tied down to the club until 2017, West Bromwich Albion have had to come out and quash speculation, with the club's chairman announcing:
"At the moment it is only speculation. We have had no enquires whatsoever," said Jeremy Peace. Former boss Alan Irvine also denied speculation of a move a couple of weeks back, but has since been sacked by the club earlier this week.
Amid all the denial from West Brom, Saido Berahino himself has admitted: "I want to play for England at the World Cup and I want to play champions league football, and if I have to leave west brom to achieve my goals then I will.....but not yet." So it certainly sounds like Berahino has a plan to leave the Albion sooner or later along the line, when he feels he is about to reach his peak, but the good news for West Brom fans is that the Burundi born striker is not ready to leave just yet.
On the club's official website, the chairman released as statement saying "I wish to assure our supporters that Saido Berahino will not be going anywhere in January or I hope, next summer. He is contracted to play for West Brom until at least the summer of 2017 and we are happy to sit down and discuss extending that contract on terms which recognise his continuing improvement as a footballer and his growing importance to our own plans."
This season he has began to prove himself as a real prospect for the future, showing he can mix it with the best in terms of finishing. He also earned himself his first international call up, but didn't make an appearance in either the Euro 2016 Qualifier against England or the friendly at Celtic Park against Scotland.
Big things are expected of Berahino, who first burst onto the scene when he scored the winner against David Moyes' Manchester United in September 2013, but the Baggies chairman seems pretty confident that Berahino will be going nowhere in January and fans should now feel confident to.
