Sam Allardyce has revealed that he is unlikely to make a second bid for Huddersfield striker Jordan Rhodes.
Allardyce boss confirmed that West Ham had indeed made an approach for the highly-rated 21-year-old - but insisted that a fee was never discussed."Jordan Rhodes has only been an enquiry, not an offer or bid," he told the Sun. "We've had a straightforward, absolute 'no, not for sale' from Hudddersfield so that is out of the equation.
"That was just an exquiry to assess what the situation was and nothing more than that. He's a goalscorer, young, got good potential and can get better, the same as Sam Baldock.
"I suppose if the bid was big enough they'd have to think about it - but I'm not so sure we've got that sort of money available."
The interest in Rhodes , added to the summer purchase of Sam Baldock points to the club looking to invest in potential rather than experience, as was the case during the pre-season transfer window.
And Allardyce - who has signed SIX players aged thirty and over since succeeding Avram Grant at West Ham last June - agrees that the squad requires an injection of youth.
"We've got the experienced players here in our squad," he said. "It's the younger end with potential that's more vibrant for the squad to come in. That gives you a good balance."
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