West Brom are being lauded or discovering Saido Berahino, whose family fled to England from Burundi when his father was murdered in the civil war. But their manager Steve Clarke admits he would like to unearth a gem from the community on West Brom’s doorstep.

The Hawthorns is surrounded by a large Asian population and Clarke said: “There are six or seven now playing at the professional level. That is not enough. In the academy, out of 160 players only 12 or 13 are Asians, not a fantastic ratio.”

His only consolation: “I would imagine this is higher than other clubs.”

Clarke showed his support at last month's Asian Football Awards whilst West Brom have a trio of young Asian brothers, all signed after their father paid for the eldest, Adil, to attend a coaching course run by the club.

Adil, now 19, has played for England U17s but will be out until the new year after suffering cruciate ligament damage in pre-season. His younger brothers Samir and Rahis are also on West Bromwich’s books, with Samir on a scholar contract.