Source: Daily_Mail
Bolton set to hijack Blackburn in bid to save Dindane from Portsmouth
Bolton are ready to pip Blackburn to the signing of Portsmouth's on loan striker Aruna Dindane.[LNB]Blackburn, Birmingham and Stoke had been locked in a three-way fight to sign the 29-year-old is available from French club Lens.[LNB]The Ivory Coast striker fears he will be stranded without a club when the transfer window shuts next week because of the financial chaos at Portsmouth.[LNB]Dindane has been on international duty with the Ivory Coast, who were knocked out of the Africa Cup of Nations by Algeria on Sunday, but has no idea where his future lies.[LNB] Unclear future: Ivory Coast's Aruna Dindane has no Africa Cup of Nations action after his country were knocked out[LNB]Lens will not allow him to return to Fratton Park, where he has scoredfive in 13 games, because they are locked in dispute over money theyclaim to be owed by Pompey.[LNB]Five goals: But Portsmouth's Aruna Dindane (left) will have no club next week because Pompey aren't allowed to keep him and Lens can't afford him[LNB]And the French club are also under financial pressure and cannot afford to recall him having already budgeted for his transfer.[LNB]Dindane is keen to stay in England and is being considered by atleast a trio of Barclays Premier League clubs in the run-up to Monday'stransfer deadline.[LNB]The 29-year-old is concerned his World Cup chances will be hit if heis not playing regularly ahead of the tournament in South Africa.[LNB]'I am in limbo,' he said. 'I do not know where I will be playing. I am frustrated and worried by the situation. [LNB]'It is a time when my football is so important. All I want to do is focus on my football but this has been a distraction throughout the Africa Cup of Nations. I do not want it to go on.'[LNB]The Ivorian has rejected the offer of a mega-money move to play in Qatar because he wants to stay and prove himself in England, playing football at a competitive level ahead of the World Cup finals.[LNB]Celtic have also shown interest but no offers have been made. Lens want £4million for Dindane but their own financial pressures could force them to accept another loan deal.[LNB] Portsmouth must sell players before the end of the month to ease their financial problems. Their FA Cup fourth round win at home to Sunderland on Saturday was marred by supporters protesting against owner Ali Al-Faraj.[LNB]They have failed to pay the players on time for three of the last four months and more cash-flow problems are predicted ahead of the next payday, on Friday.[LNB] Owusu-Abeyie joins Portsmouth on loan until the end of the seasonPortsmouth start chase for four new faces with move for Spurs' O'HaraBOLTON WANDERERS FC
