Albion have rejected a written transfer request from Colin Kazim-Richards.

Manager Mark McGhee says he is determined to turn his maverick striker into a player.

Kazim-Richards, 19, handed in his request following Albion's opening League One victory at Rotherham last Saturday.

He was only named on the bench for the match at Millmoor and was then substituted in the closing stages after coming on in the second half.

Kazim-Richards was left out of the squad for Tuesday's 1-0 home win against Gillingham.

But McGhee still wants the player Albion bought from Bury last summer for a £55,000 downpayment, plus £45,000 based on appearances, with the proceeds from a Coca-Cola competition won by Seagulls supporter Aaron Berry.

Kazim-Richards was signed on a three-year contract and McGhee said: "The transfer request has been refused because we have made an investment in Colin.

"I am determined to make him into a player. We've had no interest in him from any other clubs and he has no grounds for asking for a transfer.

"We need players. The last thing we need is to lose players.

"I want to see Colin working as hard as the 11 boys who started and the ones who went on as subs the other night and working as a team member.

"He has to do the job according to our rules, to do what we want him to do. If he harnesses that to his strengths then he can become a terrific player."

Albion were still waiting for a response last night from Ipswich to their interest in Sam Parkin.

The former Swindon striker featured as a late substitute in Town's 1-0 defeat at Wolves on Tuesday and the Seagulls' biggest problem could be persuading him to drop back down from the Championship.

Ex-Newcastle winger Martin Brittain is on trial at Ipswich after playing in pre-season for Albion.