West Ham United midfielder Mark Noble concedes they're short of numbers.
Defeat to Malaga saw Arsenal loanee Carl Jenkinson suffer a hamstring injury, while Enner Valencia also won't be fit for the season start.
Noble admits the squad are already looking to Valencia to answer their problems in the final third.
"We need him (Valencia) at the minute," said Noble before the squad returned to London last night having failed to score a goal at the Schalke 04 Cup.
"We need another striker and we're light on players.
"Jenko has gone down with a slight hamstring and Guy Demel isn't here and big AC (Carroll) is injured.
"I don't even think (the manager) knows his starting XI at the minute what with players coming in, players being injured and players not being quite fit yet.
"Hopefully we can get another couple of signings in, good players who are going to improve the squad."
