Matheus Pereira: The only West Brom player who deserves a Premier League stay

Sam Allardyce already knows Matheus Pereira could be on his way out of The Hawthorns

Allardyce knows exactly what it means now that his side has failed at EPL survival.

The risk of losing your best players is almost inevitable – especially a player who has just banged in 11 goals and five assists for the season.

The Brazilian will be a great addition to any of the top-six teams or teams that have beaten the drop.

West Brom have not even made him available but acknowledges there will be little to no hope in keeping him. However, they do want him to stay at the club and help them get promotion back into the EPL.

Sam Allardyce on Matheus Pereira and his potential summer exit:

"There’s a price for everybody, isn’t there – everybody has a price. Whatever price the club thinks Matheus is worth, if anybody goes above that then I would think it would be very difficult for him to say no. You wouldn’t know what Matheus is thinking after this season. Certainly in the latter part of the season when he’s proved himself to be more than comfortable at this level. We’ve got a lot of conclusions to come to – well the club has – on what the situation is. We’d like Matheus to stay but you don’t know what he’s thinking and you don’t know what other clubs are thinking after the way he’s performed. (Via: expressandstar.com)"

The only upside to all of this, it will be a profitable sale for West Brom. Having only paid £9m and him becoming their leading man, his price tag has tripled and we could see a move happen for £30m-plus.