Albion manager Mark McGhee will put his search for new players on hold until after the pre-season trip to Le Havre.

McGhee revealed he had been turned down by another club in his bid to strengthen his squad for the new season.

There will be no new faces when the Seagulls begin their week long training camp in France tomorrow.

McGhee said: "We have been turned down by another club but we will continue to search.

"The squad is not all together yet, we are still short of a couple of players we are trying hard to bring in.

"I would have loved to have brought them to Le Havre but we can't have them, so we will go there and hopefully have another really good week like we did last year."

McGhee will make a decision today on whether to include triallist Dan Severino in the party.

Severino played 45 minutes in Albion's 1-1 friendly draw at Aldershot last night and will feature at Bognor this afternoon (2pm).

The quintet of French triallists will not play Nyewood Lane but could feature in Le Havre.

McGhee said: "He (Severino) showed a bit of vision and he will get a full game against Bognor. We will make a decision afterwards whether he comes to France.

"If the French players are going to talk to their agents we may have one or two back in Le Havre."

Adam Hinshelwood, who missed most of last season with a knee ligament damage, limped off after ten minutes but McGhee insists his hamstring injury is not serious.