Stoke ready to sack flop Saido Berahino after drink-driving ban
Posted Sunday, May 26, 2019 by Thesun.co.uk
STOKE want to sack Saido Berahino following his drink-drive conviction.
Berahino, 25, was nearly three times the legal limit when cops stopped him in his Range Rover in February.
Stoke City are ready to sack flop Saido Berahino after his drink-driving ban
He copped a 30-month driving ban and £75,000 fine earlier this month.
Stoke told Berahino they are cancelling his contract after two-and-a-half years in which he scored five goals in 56 appearances.
The striker is understood to be challenging the club's decision.
Berahino's career has been in freefall since a move from West Brom to Tottenham collapsed back in summer 2015.
The former England Under-21 star moved to Stoke for £12m on a five-and-a-half-year deal.
But he has not played since February — nine days before his drink-driving arrest.
Berahino claimed he was speeding away from a gang that had tried to steal his watch.
Scotland Yard previously said officers arriving at the scene saw a car "drive away at speed".
Police said: "The car was stopped by police in Bedford Square and a 25-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of drink-driving."
Scotland Yard said the suspect told officers while being detained that he had been robbed in Great Russell Street.
A police statement added: "He alleged that a group of males surrounded his car in Great Russell Street and attacked him, stealing his watch."
Berahino has scored just five goals in 56 matches for the Potters
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