Sam Allardyce would be willing to work with Nicolas Anelka again after West Ham United were linked with a January move for the striker.
One stumbling block for a potential deal would come if Anelka refused to take a drop in his wages as he is currently reported to be earning around £250,000 a week in China. He has also been linked with a return to Liverpool or a move to fellow strugglers QPR but all three clubs would be hard pushed to fork out the sort of money he is currently bringing in from Shenhua.West Ham boss Sam Allardyce would be keen to sign Nicolas Anelka