Biggest joke of all is if Champions Leicester City did come in for Moussa Sissoko, no doubt he would think such a club was beneath him.

Tony Pulis:”Berahino is not a bad lad. I have been round to his house, I have met his mum.”

NUFC simply must remain in the top flight – if they were willing to pay £24m for Saido Berahino, they can afford to get a new coach and break that cycle of failure.

Tony Pulis: “If there’s obstacles Berahino gets confused, he gets misled, everything else runs through his mind.”

West Brom fans on Berahino to Newcastle: “If he did end up at Newcastle and got relegated…..in the words of KK “I would love it”

Daft to think Kieran Gibbs would be more exciting than Saido Berahino? Maybe ‘exciting’ is wrong word and I should really say ‘effective’.

Alan Shearer thinks Berahino could sign for Newcastle today but along with Shelvey & Townsend needs to make a fresh start.

On season ticket cancellation deadline day Newcastle offer £21m for Berahino – serious bid or PR stunt?

Sunday has brought reports that Newcastle have offered over £20m for Berahino and that the transfer is 50/50 to happen.

News from the Midlands today that West Brom are now willing to sell Saido Berahino, to anybody but Newcastle.