Tuesday, December 20, 2016

West Brom forward Saido Berahino is attracting interest from clubs in England and overseas with January's transfer window set to open. Berahino, 23, is back at the club after being sent to a conditioning camp in France to help him lose weight and regain fitness. He played for West Brom's U-23s against Brighton on Monday, his second reserves game since returning to the club. Berahino is out of contract at the end of the season. He could sign a pre-contract agreement with an overseas club from 1 January that would allow him to leave for nothing. If he joined another English club, his fee would be decided by a tribunal. It is the same situation Danny Ings was in when he left Burnley for Liverpool in 2015. Liverpool could end up paying £8m for Ings, the biggest fee awarded by a tribunal. Berahino has not played for West Brom since 10 September and his last goal came against Chelsea on 27 February. The Burundi-born player reacted angrily after being denied a move to Tottenham, who had three bids for him, including one of £22.5m, turned down in 2015. Stoke and Crystal Palace both failed with £20m offers to buy Berahino last summer. Read more: Berahino's time at the Baggies

Jamie VardyLeicester City have appealed against the red card shown to striker Jamie Vardy in Saturday's 2-2 Premier League draw at Stoke.
Vardy was dismissed in the 28th minute for a two-footed tackle on Mame Diouf.
If the decision is upheld, the 29-year-old England international will receive a three-match ban and miss games against Everton, West Ham and Middlesbrough.
The champions said they expect to hear the outcome "in the coming days".
Vardy jumped and made the tackle with both feet on the Potters' Senegal forward Diouf. He won the ball but made contact with Diouf's shins.
Referee Craig Pawson deemed it reckless enough to issue a red card, Vardy's second of 2016.
"He wants to challenge and get the ball, not make a foul," Foxes manager Claudio Ranieri said after the match, in which his side came from 2-0 down to earn a point.
"There was a big challenge between Johnson and Vardy. He touched the ball. Maybe it was yellow."

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