West Bromwich Albion manager Roy Hodgson has made it clear that the club needs to hold on to striker Peter Odemwingie.
The Nigerian has now scored 13 goals for the Baggies in his debut season in England and his exploits have attracted plenty of interest from the some big clubs in Europe, including Italian giants Juventus.
Hodgson said it is vital that the West Midlands retain Odemwingie if they are to be any chance of producing higher than finishes in the Premier League.
"It would be nice if Juventus told us (they were interested) rather than us having to hear it from the media," Hodgson said.
"But it's a no-brainer really isn't it? If you're going to have a spell of years - even if it's only two - in the Premier League then you've got to improve your team.
"We were very lucky to survive my first six months at Fulham but we did improve the team quite considerably going into the next season and again into the season after that and now we'd all agree Fulham are not a only a mid-table team but I would put them up as one of the top 10 teams in the country."
He added: "We are running on a reasonably small squad of players. We are asking an awful lot of inexperienced players who are getting better all the time.
"But if we want to have a good Premier League campaign next season, it is very important we sign several players in the summer that will really help us.
"It will also take some of the burden away from the Youssuf Mulumbus and Peter Odemwingies who, you must remember, are in their first season in the Premier League."
