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. 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. 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. Cheick mate: West Brom have failed in their initial bid to land Tiote from FC Twente The club are also weighing up a £2 million move for Ghana midfielderAndre Ayew after spurning the opportunity to take him on-loan inJanuary. 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. 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. Meanwhile Chris Wood, West Brom's New Zealand international striker, is wanted on a season-long loan deal by Barnsley. 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