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West Brom pull out of Diafra Sakho transfer as dead £15m deal throws a number of other Premier League transfers into doubt

DIAFRA SAKHO's £15million move to West Brom has fallen through - throwing a number of other big Prem deals into doubt.

The West Ham striker was due to complete his move to the West Midlands today, but the Baggies have called it off at the 11th hour over concerns he would not be fit for the start of the new season.

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Hammers boss Slaven Bilic hoped he would bank £15m from Sakho's moveCredit: Reuters
Stoke and Crystal Palace's hopes of landing Saido Berahino are now in the balanceCredit: Reuters

While Sakho did not fail his medical, back problems are set to keep him on the sidelines for around six weeks and Baggies did not want to splash significant cash on a player that would miss several Premier League games.

Sakho has been keen for a route out of East London and told Hammers boss Slaven Bilic that he wanted to leave earlier this summer.

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And Sakho now appears in limbo - with a number of other deals now threatened as a result.

Baggies chairman Jeremy Peace seemed to have finally loosened his stance on Saido Berahino, with Stoke and Crystal Palace keen on the want-away forward.

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But Peace and boss Tony Pulis would be unwilling to allow Berahino to leave without a ready-made replacement to bolster their striking ranks.

Baggies chairman Jeremy Peace appeared finally set to allow Berahino to leaveCredit: Getty Images
Andrew Ayew's move to West Ham is another deal that has hit the rocksCredit: Reuters

And the Hammers' moves for the Ayew brothers - Swansea's Andre and Aston Villa's Jordan - are also now in doubt without the money that they would have received for Sakho.

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