Tony Pulis has revealed that West Brom have not received any bids for Saido Berahino, but are bracing themselves after scoring four against Gateshead on Saturday.
England youngster Berahino has now scored 13 goals this season after netting four against Gateshead in the third round of the FA Cup at the Hawthorns on Saturday afternoon.
Albion technical director Terry Burton has refused to rule out selling Berahino after interest from a number of top Premier League clubs was made known earlier this season, however, new boss Tony Pulis is hoping the club can keep hold of the striker.
He told the BBC: “The club has had no offers for Saido Berahino and I’ve had one day’s training with him, and I’m looking forward to working with him. He can score a goal and he’s got the balance of a very good player.
“He looks as though he’s got the potential to be a good player.”
The former Stoke City boss was given a warm reception from the Albion fans after he left his seat in the crowd to go pitchside.
He added: “There were one or two things I wanted to say and I was too far away from the pitch. It was very unusual for me not to have my cap and tracksuit on the touchline.
“But Gateshead put in such effort and commitment and their supporters should be very proud of their players, coaches and the manager. The longer the game went on the better we got, but it took 15-20 minutes for us to settle down.
“It was good – I got that adrenaline rush before the game and on the touchline I can’t stand still. I’m impressed with the club, impressed by the people, and I hope we do well this season and then we can look to put things in place for the longer term.”