Wanderers could be facing a tug of war over Sunderland attacking midfielder Carsten Fredgaard.

Sam Allardyce fancies the out of favour Dane but fears he could lose out ... to a Danish club.

"Carsten's still training with us ," the Reebok boss explained, " and I'll be speaking to Peter Reid (the Sunderland manager) to see what the situation is.

"But I've heard he might have a deal for him back in Denmark. We'll just have to wait and see."

Fredgaard - nicknamed "Lightning" - joined Sunderland from Lyngby in a £1.8 million deal in March 1999. But he has failed to establish himself in the first team at the Stadium of Light and has recently been the subject of interest from Aalborg and his former club.

Allardyce, who came up trumps last season when he took Scotland winger Allan Johnston on an extended loan from Sunderland, has been back to Wearside twice in recent weeks with attempts to borrow winger Nicky Summerbee and centre-back Paul Butler - both offers being rejected by the players.

But he is determined to make at least two new signings, possibly three, before the end of the month and is preparing to redouble his efforts.

Wanderers still have an interest in Coventry centre-back, Colin Hendry, but Allardyce was not encouraged when he spoke to Sky Blues boss Gordon Strachan. The financial demands and the length of any possible deal appear to be the sticking points.

"I'm not saying it's totally dead," he explained, "but I haven't been able to sort it out this week."

Wanderers' third string keeper Matt Glennon has joined Third Division strugglers Carlisle United on loan until the end of the season.

He joins a host of ex-Wanderers' players at Brunton Park including Julian Darby, Mark Winstanley, David Lee, Ian Stevens and Stuart Whitehead.

Mike Whitlow and Dean Holden will be the star guests at the Wanderers' Junior Whites monthly meeting in the Reebok Stadium's Lion of Vienna Suite on Monday (6.45pm to 8.30pm).