Premier League side West Brom were reportedly close to signing Ignacio Camacho and William Carvalho.
Tony Pulis' "selective and particular" approach to player recruitment cost West Brom in the transfer window, if a statement from chairman John Williams is anything to go by.
The Baggies brought in the likes of Nacer Chadli, Allan Nyom and Hal Robson-Kanu before the deadline, but reportedly missed out on Malaga star Ignacio Camacho and Sporting CP midfielder William Carvalho.
Pulis had targetted five new signings and got just that – a point made abundantly clear in Williams' comments – but while the quantity box was ticket, it is doubtful the arrivals fulfilled the quality required to boost their Premier League survival prospects.