West Brom boss Sam Allardyce ruled out a move for Newcastle forward Andy Carroll.
He said he was also in the market for a striker but, asked if he was looking at a move for Carroll.
He said: "No. I'm looking for a front man, but I don't believe Andy is available at the moment.
"Steve (Bruce) like everybody else needs all his options at this particularly difficult time.
"I'm not looking at Andy. I am looking at a front man and hopefully that will be coming through the door as quickly as possible, but that would be from abroad rather than this country."
