West Brom boss Tony Pulis has said he dropped Saido Berahino from the West Brom squad to face Chelsea because 15 clubs are interested in signing the striker.
Albion rejected a bid from Tottenham for the young star last week and Pulis decided the England under-21 international was not in the right frame of mind to play after the speculation.
Tottenham plan to return to West Brom with a second bid worth £22 million for Berahino and are confident they will sign the striker before the window closes.
But Pulis has suggested Spurs face fierce competition in their bid to land the 22-year-old this summer.
Asked to explain the forward's absence, Pulis said: "Why are we talking about Saido today? We're talking about Saido because of the transfer window. Everybody here today should be talking about the game and this wouldn't be an issue. It can be disruptive and has been.
"He is fine, there's no problems but it's the transfer window which causes the problems. He needs to be protected, there's loads of stuff going on in his mind, no just one club but 15 clubs. No-one should have this problem."
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