Pulis anticipates another transfer saga with out-of-favour Berahino in January
West Brom boss Tony Pulis is braced for another Saido Berahino transfer saga - despite the striker's lack of action.
The 23-year-old has not played since September but is out of contract at the end of the season.
Albion, who are hopeful he will sign a new deal, are in no rush to sell the former England Under-21 international for a cut-price fee.
Tottenham had four bids rejected in 2015, leading Berahino to threaten to strike, while Stoke and Crystal Palace offered around B#20million in the summer.
The Baggies could not get a replacement in and refused to allow Berahino to leave but Pulis expects more transfer window drama with the striker in January.
"It's happened before and it'll happen again, there will be people talking to him and telling him what he should and shouldn't be doing. It's up to him to work it out, he's big enough now to make decisions for himself," Pulis said.
"It's a three party one, there were deals 18 months ago for Saido to leave and it didn't suit the club so it wasn't done. It has to be Saido, ourselves and the club who want to buy him. I am hoping he will stay and get his head down and want to stay.
"The window opens again and you don't know what's going to happen."
Berahino will not feature against Manchester United on Saturday as he regains fitness, having been ruled unfit by the club and sent to France on a training programme.
Craig Dawson is available after suspension while Pulis remained tight-lipped over Jonny Evans' fitness after the defender missed Wednesday's win over Swansea with a calf injury.
Meanwhile Jose Mourinho says Zlatan Ibrahimovic's "phenomenal" impact has made the veteran Manchester United striker undroppable.
The outspoken 35-year-old arrived at Old Trafford to much fanfare in the summer given his unerring knack of finding the net and medal-laden CV.
Few expected Ibrahimovic to have such an impact at United, though, given his advancing years and their punishing fixture schedule.
The striker has featured in 24 of United's 26 matches this term but shown few ill effects, scoring his 14th goal of the campaign in Wednesday's 2-1 win at Crystal Palace.
Asked if it was almost impossible to leave Ibrahimovic out, Mourinho said: "It is, it is.
"But tomorrow is the last effort and then they will have a week without football and that week is a week that my players they need, especially a guy like him, a striker.
"Sometimes in other positions you can hide yourself a little bit more, you can protect yourself with experience, with position.
"As a striker, I think it's one of the impossible positions where you can hide.
"He is doing phenomenal. Tomorrow he is going to play again, then one week to rest."
Ibrahimovic could be joined in the starting line-up at West Brom by Chris Smalling after the England defender recovered from a foot complaint.
Out since October 23, his return is a welcome boost to a defence without Eric Bailly due to a knee injury sustained in midweek.
Bailly will join Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Luke Shaw on the sidelines for a match that will see the Baggies attempt to equal their Premier League club record of four consecutive home victories.
Source: PAR
