Under-fire Newcastle United manager Sam Allardyce is reportedly planning to offer his former club Bolton Wanderers £5 million for midfielder Kevin Nolan.
Nolan is enduring a rocky time with some Bolton fans at the Reebok and although Wanderers boss Gary Megson has publicly backed him - and Nolan himself has reiterated his wish to fight for Bolton - a move may be best all round.
Allardyce has already gone back to his ex-employers to take defender Abdoulaye Faye and a number of backroom staff to Tyneside.
Nolan could be next to follow Allardyce to St James' Park, with the Magpies' boss seeing in the 25-year-old midfielder the qualities he wants to add to his midfield.
Nolan was a key man under Allardyce at Bolton, but his career seems to have drifted sideways lately. He has only scored three goals so far this season but is clearly a player Allardyce respects.
There is mounting uncertainty about the Newcastle future of Joey Barton - and possibly Emre too - so a move for Nolan could make sense.
Newcastle have not adequately replaced the drive of Scott Parker in midfield, and Nolan, given a new lease of life, could bring something that is currently lacking as the Magpies continue to toil.
The fact that the Liverpudlian midfielder has been targeted by the boo-boys at Bolton lately after some below-par performances could mean Nolan is amenable to a switch, and a new challenge.
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