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Last Updated: Tuesday, 12 June 2007, 12:16 GMT 13:16 UK
WBA reject Kamara and Koumas bids
By Sam Lyon

Diomansy Kamara and Jason Koumas
Kamara and Koumas are both keen on a return to the Premiership
West Brom have rejected bids from Fulham and Birmingham City for Diomansy Kamara and midfielder Jason Koumas.

The Baggies rejected a �3m offer from Birmingham for striker Kamara on Monday and are understood to have turned down a renewed �5m offer for the pair.

Fulham made a cash-plus-players bid for the duo but that was also rebuffed.

But Kamara's agent Willie McKay told BBC Sport: "That's not the end of it. A host of clubs are interested and Kamara wants to play in the Premiership."

He added: "(West Brom manager) Tony Mowbray has come out and said he does want players who do not want to be there and Diomansy has been honest with him and the chairman in saying he wants to go.

"He's still got two years on his contract at West Brom so we will have to wait and see.

"I'm expecting a lot of approaches to be honest. He had a great season last term, scoring 23 goals, and he wants to step back into the Premiership.

We have got value in the squad and if we were to sell players, it would effectively give us an extra year beyond this season's parachute payment

Jeremy Peace

"I'm in touch with (chairman) Jeremy Peace and we all know where we're going. As far as we're concerned, as long as the club get a decent price, Diomansy won't be there next season."

Peace has previously admitted finances could force player sales this summer.

"We are in our last year of parachute payments from the Premiership and our aim for the next season has to be promotion - it is the same aspiration as last season but it is not the last fling of the dice," he said.

"We have effectively got two years to get out of the Championship because we have got value in the squad and if we were to sell players, it would effectively give us an extra year beyond this season's parachute payment."

In 2005 the Baggies paid �1.5m to Italian side Modena to bring Kamara, who previously had been on loan at Portsmouth, back to England.

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