The West Brom striker did not get his way on deadline day but,considering his backstory, we should just be happy he’s here in the first placeI don’t want to downplay the absolute moral primacy of Premier League transfer window etiquette, and which in many ways is what separates us from the animals. But in my book Saido Berahino’s backstory pretty much gives the West Brom striker a free pass to act histrionically for the rest of his days if he fancies it.
As you will doubtless be aware,his father was killed in the Burundian civil war, and the 10-year-old Berahino journeyed to England – alone – to be reunited with his mother and siblings who had already fled. But the authorities could not find them and he was establish in a care domestic until a DNA test ruled that he was his mother’s son. Twelve years on, or he’s only gone and undone all his obliging work by being a bit of a dick over a failed move to Tottenham.
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Source: theguardian.com