Source: Daily_Mail
FC Twente reject West Brom's £3m bid for Cheick Tiote
West Brom have had a bid of £3m rejected for Ivorian midfielder Cheick Tiote. [LNB]The FC Twente star started all three games for his country in this summer's World Cup and caught the eye of a number of Premier League clubs. [LNB]Fulham and Birmingham have both made enquiries for the 24-year-old, but West Brom are the first to make an actual bid, which was of £2.7m rising to £3m based on appearances. [LNB] Cheick mate: West Brom have failed in their initial bid to land Tiote from FC Twente [LNB]The club are also weighing up a £2 million move for Ghana midfielderAndre Ayew after spurning the opportunity to take him on-loan inJanuary. [LNB]The 20-year-old was an integral part of the Black Stars team that reached the quarter-finals of the World Cup in South Africa. [LNB]Ayew has just one year left on his present deal with French giantsMarseille and is also attracting attention from Stuttgart. But it isthought that the player would favour a move to a London-based PremierLeague after previously being snubbed by the Baggies. [LNB]Meanwhile Chris Wood, West Brom's New Zealand international striker, is wanted on a season-long loan deal by Barnsley. [LNB] Chris Brunt insists: This West Brom team can stay in the Premier LeagueSign up to our FREE Fantasy Football game - with £40,000 in prize money up for grabsWest Brom eye move for Boateng as former Hull City star trains with Albion WEST BROMWICH ALBION FC
