Bolton manager Gary Megson insists rumours of a January transfer window move for Nicolas Anelka are premature.

Star striker Anelka clinically dispatched Birmingham with a well-taken brace in Saturday's 3-0 win at the Reebok Stadium.

And Megson said: "All I've heard is what other people tell me is in the papers.

"I can tell you, hand on heart, that no manager has rang me to say 'would you let Nicolas go', or indeed any other player, and nobody on the board has had that. It's just dealing with speculation at the moment."

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