West Bromwich Albion secure Udinese's Matej Vydra on season-long loan

West Bromwich Albion have announced the signing of Udinese striker Matej Vydra on a season-long loan.

The Baggies have strengthened their forward options for the 2013-14 campaign with the capture of the Czech Republic striker, who spent last season on loan to Watford.

"I'm delighted to welcome Matej to the club," head coach Steve Clarke told the club's official website. "He had a really good year with Watford and we believe he's got the qualities to score goals at a higher level. Hopefully, he'll show that this year with us.

"We had Matej watched throughout last season. As well as some excellent scouting reports, we had some really good feedback from within Watford about Matej as both a player and person."

Sporting director Richard Garlick added: "Matej is a player we watched consistently last season due to the level of his performances for Watford and the number of goals he scored.

"We faced a lot of competition for his signature and we're delighted he has chosen us to make the step up to Barclays Premier League level."

Vydra netted 20 goals in 27 games for Watford last season.