West Bromwich Albion boss Tony Pulis has refused to comment on why Saido Berahino was banned by the Football Association.
The Daily Mail has claimed that the 23-year-old served a suspension after testing positive for a recreational drug last September.
Berahino is now a Stoke City player after completing a £12m move to the Potters last month, and manager Mark Hughes confirmed this morning that the forward was banned for eight weeks.
Pulis confirmed that the England Under-21 international did serve a suspension, but he would not go into detail about why it was issued by the FA.
"Saido served a ban while he was here but I won't comment why. He didn't play for me because he wasn't fit enough," Pulis told reporters in a press conference.
The forward was sent to a training camp in France during the last few months of his West Brom career, with Pulis claiming that he needed to tackle weight issues.
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