West Brom rebel Saido Berahino told to stay away from training until Monday by Tony Pulis

West Brom rebel Saido Berahino has been told to stay away from training until Monday

WEST BROM rebel Saido Berahino has been told to stay away from training until Monday with head coach Tony Pulis ordering him to cool off ahead of crunch talks on his future.

 

Berahino has been given an extended break to reflect on the angry deadline-day tweet in which he slammed Albion chairman Jeremy Peace and appeared to threaten strike action.

He is facing clear-the-air talks with Pulis and senior Baggies officials over his furious reaction to their decision not to sell him to Tottenham.

 

But that meeting has been delayed until Monday, having initially been pencilled in for tomorrow.

The rest of the West Brom players not on international duty will return from a two-day break tomorrow and the 22-year-old striker had been due to join them.

But Pulis decided an extended leave of absence would help him clear his head and wants to keep Berahino away from the media storm his actions created, at least until next week.

 

No meeting has been scheduled formally, but on his return Berahino is expected to be asked to explain his actions to Pulis and Richard Garlick, the club's director of football administration and a former lawyer.

He is likely to be fined for the tweet but the Baggies are also keen to offer an olive branch as they look to get their prize asset back on board for when the Premier League season resumes after the international break.

He was angered by their rejection of four bids from Spurs, the last of which amounted to £22.5m but with only £6.5m up front and the rest in instalments and add-ons.