Regarding the 'refusing to play' issue, if this was true, I don't remember reading anywhere as to the reason why this was. It may not have been anything to do with any bids from another club or him wanting to go.
I am wondering if the club is thinking to try and keep him until January which will give us half a season with him as an Albion player and then sell in that window at a more inflated price which in general it usually is