Jason Koumas was excellent for West Brom against Derby

"I'm a local lad from Liverpool, I suppose a move back to the city would be a dream move for me," Koumas told the Express and Star.

But he also claims to be aware of interest from Aston Villa and said: "I'll have a break and decide what I'm going to do in a couple of weeks."

BBC Sport understands that Celtic are also interested in the 27-year-old.

The Scottish club have been linked with Koumas and his Baggies team-mate, forward Diomansy Kamara.

West Brom missed out on promotion to the Premiership after losing the Championship play-off final to Derby.

And manager Tony Mowbray admitted afterwards that players were likely to leave the club.

I'll have a meeting with the manager and the chairman and see what is happening West Brom midfielder Jason Koumas

"One or two players will go and one or two will come in - that's football," said Mowbray.

"We have a lot of players who see themselves as Premiership players.

It has been reported that the Baggies value Koumas and Kamara at a combined price of �9m.

Wales international Koumas had an outstanding season for Albion and will hold talks with Mowbray and West Brom chairman Jeremy Peace before making any decision.

"You wouldn't believe how much I want to have a break now and then decide what I'm going to do in the summer," he said.