Roy Hodgson: Peter Odemwingie stays

West Brom today insisted Peter Odemwingie is staying at the club as boss Roy Hodgson revealed he turned down a 'cheeky' loan bid for their star striker.

Hodgson dismissed claims that the Baggies were talking with Fulham about selling the Nigeria international.

And he revealed Albion have had no offers for the 30-year-old other than a surprise phone call from an unnamed club.

"I'm not aware of any interest in him," said Hodgson. "One club rather cheekily said they'd like to loan him for a few months quite early on but I think that was a semi-jocular approach. We don't need to sell.

"We can't stop speculation. We can't even stop other clubs making offers, which they haven't done yet. That doesn't mean to say that one day we won't receive an offer for one of our players, Odemwingie or anyone else. When that day comes you deal with it."

Meanwhile, Hodgson has admitted player morale has suffered after Premier League defeats to Everton, Spurs and Norwich.

"Morale is nowhere near as high now as it was last season," he said.

"We're in a results-oriented business. Every time you are not winning everybody at the club is unhappy. It is as it is and we have to deal with it."