West Bromwich Albion boss Steve Clarke is determined to keep Peter Odemwingie and Shane Long.

Clarke is convinced he can get the best out of the talented duo and feels they could be one of the surprise packages in the top flight.

He said: "He's (Odemwingie) a top player, a Nigerian international, he scored goals in the Premier League consistently. There's no reason to doubt that he's not a top, top player and I'm really looking forward to working with him.

"I have spoken briefly to most of the players and I spoke to Shane. He said that he has a difficult first season with a lot of injuries. He's told me that he's over that and he feels quite good.

"Unfortunately he's not had a chance to really play in the Euros, but in a way that might be a good thing that he's not been pushed and asked too many questions.

"He can now have a nice summer and come back refreshed. It's quite an appealing prospect and both of them have proved that they are natural goalscorers. If you have two goalscorers who can score goals it's a big plus."