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Tottenham will sign West Brom's England Under-21 striker Saido Berahino for £15m in the next 48 hours. (Sunday Express)

Leicester City are the latest club to join the race to sign Liverpool striker Rickie Lambert, 33. (Mail on Sunday)

DD    

DD - This is lazy weekend journalism (I hope). Why would JP, who is tight, sell Saido for such a small sum. 

This is the period when Albion's genuine interest in players becomes visible. It's always been about late July and early August for us, unless there was already an agreement in place prior to end of season.

I'd expect this week and the next to be where thing get going. And yes, it's after others splash big cash in panic or because they have deep pockets - but that does not make their signing right or financial sound.