Hughes also refused to be drawn into commenting on speculation that Stoke could be interested in signing former Arsenal and Manchester United striker Robin van Persie from Turkish club Fenerbahce.

Sky sources understand a bid of £20m has been made for Berahino, who has one year remaining on his current contract with the Baggies but turned down the offer of a new four-year deal last week.

Superfly mercurial Camo "We've put some bids in and as it stands those haven't been accepted yet," Hughes told Sky Sports News HQ. "But we're still hopeful on them."

Superfly CR7 blue Last summer, Berahino threatened to "never play [for] Peace" again after a move to Tottenham broke down.

HypervenomX Proximo ic black Berahino started as West Brom lost 2-1 to French champions Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday in their final pre-season game of their tour of Austria and then scored two goals in a friendly against Kidderminster on Saturday.

MercurialX Proximo II orange Van Persie scored 16 times for Fenerbahce last season but has been linked to several Premier League clubs.

ACE 16+ PureControl red Hughes said: "We've seen the speculation and there are going to be a lot of those stories. Some will have a little bit of substance and some won't.

tiempo blue "We're looking to address key areas in the team that we feel we can improve on and if those players become available then we're interested."