Albion insist they still remain in the frame to sign Solomon Kalou despite reports from France that he’d turned down a move to The Hawthorns.
French paper Voix du Nord reported yesterday that the former Chelsea man had decided to stay with his club Lille after Albion had a £2.6m offer accepted.
But joint assistant manager Keith Downing said that Albion were unaware of Kalou’s quotes and a transfer for the forward remains very much on.
“We've stated an interest, we've had some negotiations and we're hopeful he'll come to West Brom,” he said.
"We are still working to get players of his ilk to come to the club.
"Discussions are going on. We know we have a good set of players, a good core and we have stated that we are short in terms of numbers.
"We're aware of that but we know we need help. There is an importance now to get the two or three, maybe four, players in."
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