Nacer Chadli has been left at home during West Bromwich Albion's tour of Austria after a confrontation with head coach Tony Pulis.

Chadli, the club's £13million record signing, did not fly out with his team-mates on Tuesday and is undertaking his own fitness programme after missing Pulis' notorious training camp.

It is alleged that Chadli was reluctant to take part in Pulis' gruelling fitness routine, which includes 5am starts and back-to-back jogs up Austrian hills, and is doing his own strength and conditioning in England.

After talks with Pulis on Tuesday morning, which were heated but ended amicably, the Belgium international was eventually permitted to stay at home with the approval of the club.

It is also believed that Chadli is settled at the Hawthorns and is not agitating for a move away, less than 12 months after his record move from Tottenham Hotspur.