EXCLUSIVE: Striker snubs West Brom move; wants Southampton stay

Charlie Austin has told Southampton he does not want to leave the club this summer after shunning a move to West Brom, we can reveal.

West Brom made a move for Austin after they agreed terms on Jay Rodriguez’s return to former club Burnley.

However, after agreeing a deal with Saints –Austin threw a major spanner in the works by confirming he was in no mood to accept a move to the Hawthorns.

The 30-year-old has 12-months left on his current deal at St Mary’s and may look to run down his deal and earn a bumper pay-day next summer.

Read more: Southampton’s Mario Lemina has set his sights on a bigger club and wants to stay in England amid links to Arsenal and Manchester United.

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