Stoke boss Mark Hughes warns Saido Berahino time is running out for him to complete move from West Brom
Potters ace ready to switch to other targets if Baggies refuse to accept their £18m bid for striker
STOKE boss Mark Hughes has warned Saido Berahino that time is running out to complete his £18m move to the Potteries.
Hughes says he will move on to other targets soon if West Brom refuse to budge on a deal for Berahino, 23.
Stoke have been trailing Berahino all summer and their £18m offer remains on the table.
But Albion have refused to sell the striker until they sign a replacement.
And Baggies boss Tony Pulis has so far failed to land any of his targets.
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"We are quite a way down the line with that,” said Hughes.
"You have to let these things run their course and give them the time they deserve.
"Some deals just go on and on and you get to the point where you have to move on.
"There's been deals where we have made decisions to do that.
"We still have a view something may happen, but are close to the point where we move on and look at alternatives."
And Hughes says Stoke are ready do deals in the final six days of the transfer window after signing just Joe Allen and Ramadan Sobhi so far.
"People seem to think that because hasn't been a lot of progress that we haven't been active in the market, but I can assure people we are,” said the Welshman.
"There's still time. People's attitude to doing business sometimes changes the nearer you get to the deadline."
Hughes confirmed his interest in Manchester United defender Phil Jones but he is ready to move on to Liverpool’s Mamadou Sakho after failing to make headway on a deal for Jones.
"Clearly he (Jones) is player who's got good pedigree and is at a good club,” said Hughes.
"Sometimes you inquire just to see what the current thinking is on players."