Bolton boss Sam Allardyce has refused to rule out a summer move for on-loan Japanese midfielder Hidetoshi Nakata.
Newspaper reports have speculated about the possibility of Charlton bidding for Nakata, but Allardyce believes that both he and Alan Curbishley may struggle to reach a financial agreement with the playmaker after he took a substantial wage cut to move to England in the first place.
"I wouldn't have thought so (Nakata to Charlton)," Allardyce told Sky Sports News. "I'd have thought it's just pure press speculation because he had a really good game here.
"We've found out he might be available for a move from Fiorentina at the end of the season.
"That's a difficult task not only for Charlton if they want him but also for us because he is moving into the last year of his contract.
"Whether the financial demands could be met with Hide is probably the biggest problem and like everything else, limits us managers, particularly me and the likes of Curbishley, to sometimes not being able to get someone like Hide.
"When we got him, Hide and his agent worked tirelessly to get the financial package to the right amount of money for Bolton Wanderers."
Newspaper reports have speculated about the possibility of Charlton bidding for Nakata, but Allardyce believes that both he and Alan Curbishley may struggle to reach a financial agreement with the playmaker after he took a substantial wage cut to move to England in the first place.
"I wouldn't have thought so (Nakata to Charlton)," Allardyce told Sky Sports News. "I'd have thought it's just pure press speculation because he had a really good game here.
"We've found out he might be available for a move from Fiorentina at the end of the season.
"That's a difficult task not only for Charlton if they want him but also for us because he is moving into the last year of his contract.
"Whether the financial demands could be met with Hide is probably the biggest problem and like everything else, limits us managers, particularly me and the likes of Curbishley, to sometimes not being able to get someone like Hide.
"When we got him, Hide and his agent worked tirelessly to get the financial package to the right amount of money for Bolton Wanderers."
