‘I was Prem star who showed up to match 24 hours early – this is the real truth’
Saido Berahino has set the record straight about the time he allegedly rocked up to a Stoke City match 24 hours early.
The ex-England U21 star’s stint in the Premier League with Stoke turned into a nightmare after his big-money move from West Brom. He was all set for a switch to Tottenham Hotspur in 2015, but the deal fell through in the final stages. He remained at Hawthorns for another two years, before he joined Stoke for a cool £12million.
But instead of banging in the goals, Berahino was hitting headlines for all the wrong reasons. One of which came from former team-mate Kurt Zouma uploading a picture on social media, insinuating Berahino was at the Bet365 Stadium 24 hours early.
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Fast forward over half a decade and Berahino revealed what really happened. In a Q&A on X with his 100,000 plus followers, one fan asked him about the mix-up, reports the Mirror.
Berahino didn’t mince his words, saying: “Let’s put this to bed. It wasn’t true. I had a player appearance that’s why I was wearing my tracksuit. And papers still decided to write a stupid story.”
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(Image: Instagram)
(Image: Instagram)
Saido Berahino, the former Stoke City striker who’s now with AEL Limassol in Cyprus, didn’t mince his words about his old stomping ground. He slammed his previous club as a “s*** place to work” when quizzed by a fan on why he didn’t soar to greater heights during his time with the Potters.
The 30-year-old forward had a rough patch at Stoke, failing to bag a single goal in the Premier League and only managing a solitary assist across 15 top flight appearances. His luck didn’t improve much even after Stoke dropped down to the Championship; he scored just three times and set up another in 23 outings.
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Berahino waved goodbye to Stoke in the summer of 2019, packing his bags for Belgium where he turned out for Zulte Waregem and Charleroi SC. He also had a stint at Sheffield Wednesday before jetting off to Cyprus for the 2022-23 season.
On the international front, Berahino has donned the Burundi jersey 17 times, netting twice and providing one assist for the East African nation.
