West Brom boss Alan Pardew admits even throwing cash at Jonny Evans may not be enough to keep him.
The Baggies’ £30million-rated stopper and captain, 29, is in demand with his contract up in 2019.
He is declining to pen a new deal at The Hawthorns despite Albion offering £100,000-a-week.
Now clubs including Manchester City, who tried to sign him this summer, Arsenal and his old club Manchester United are ready to make a move.
Pardew admitted: “I think you have to be realistic in these situations. Jonny is a top player, other clubs were interested in him in the summer.
“We know that and he knows that. If the bid is such it becomes very difficult (to turn down), we will look at it then.
“We will give him the deal we can possibly go to on the financial side and length of contract, but that might not be the whole thing with Jonny.”
But despite Evans’ potential sale, Pardew is pleased the star’s form has not been affected.
He added: “The scrutiny can impact on you, your performance can go off, he has been up for the battle though.
“He’s not caused me any kind of negativity that sometimes players can do. He gets a big tick in my report.”