West Bromwich Albion boss Steve Clarke insists there's no reason to rush his transfer plans.

The Scot admits they're not close to getting any deals over the line.

"We have a list of players but I'd be lying if I said we had players lined up to come in because we haven't," he told the Birmingham Mail.

"It's a long summer and you tend to find that there aren't many signings in June and I think that will be the case again this year.

"Last year the only player we signed in June was Ben Foster and that was a carry on from the end of the previous season, when he'd been here on loan.

"Every other deal was done in July and August and that will be the same again this year."