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Premier League: West Brom goalkeeper Ben Foster admis club may have to sell Saido Berahino

Image: Saido Berahino: Remains in prolific form for the Baggies

Ben Foster accepts that West Brom may have to sell Saido Berahino to a bigger club if he continues to be prolific in front of goal.

The striker scored his 15th goal of the season on Wednesday, when the Baggies beat Swansea 2-0 at the Hawthorns.

Keeper Foster said: "Without a doubt I want him to stay but I completely understand if a team is going to come in with a £25-30 million bid.

“There's not a lot you are going to do about that. As long as he keeps working his socks off and doing the business for us, I don't think anyone would begrudge him a big move like that.

I don't think anyone would begrudge him a big move like that.
Ben Foster on Saido Berahino

"It is only going to benefit the club, a lot more money for us to invest into other players as well."

And Foster hopes that the 21-year-old Berahino will remain grounded despite all the publicity he has received during the past 12 months.

Foster added: "There is always a case when a young player scores a few goals, there is always so much hype about it.

"I don't care who you are, if you are Harry Kane at the moment, the pressure on him is incredible. I know he is scoring goals. It's just too much sometimes.

"Everyone needs to take a step back and let them do their thing and hopefully Saido can relax into that mould a bit more and just do his thing."

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