Midfielder bid rejected

Charlton have revealed that they have turned down a bid for midfielder Zheng Zhi, believed to have been from West Brom.

The Chinese international has impressed since moving to the Valley in 2007 and Tony Mowbray is understood to have been keeping tabs on the midfielder's progress.

But despite having to sell to buy new additions themselves, Charlton insist that they won't allow Zheng, who is currently at the Olympics in his homeland, to leave for anything less than their valuation.

Speaking about the 27-year-old on the Addicks website, Alan Pardew revealed: "A club has tabled a bid for Zheng Zhi but it's not to our valuation so at the minute he's still a Charlton player.

"There will be some movement before the transfer window shuts. I feel we do need two or three more players but whether we can get those in at the rates we want remains to be seen."