It has been an open secret that Nigel Reo-Coker has been training at Sparrows Lane this week.

Indeed, the Daily Mail suggested a deal was imminent. Powell was at West Ham with Reo-Coker and had this to say about the situation when asked if Reo-Coker would be signing for the Addicks:

“I very much doubt it because I’m led to believe he has other options. We know how these things pan out but I must admit at the moment our intention isn’t to try and sign him.

“Nigel has been training with us just to keep him fit basically.

“He has been without a club and as a favour to him – because he has known myself and Alex Dyer over the years – he has been in and just trained with the development squad.

“I think people are trying to put two and two together. Basically he has just come in and has been training on his own.

“We’ve just allowed him to do some ball work, that is all.”

That does not entirely rule a deal out does it? If Reo-Coker has ‘other options’ why is he not training with that club? Perhaps negotiations are ongoing but it would make more sense for the player to keep fit at the club who are interested in him.

Time will tell but a deal with Charlton may yet happen.