The 31-year-old is now a free agent after finally leaving
Milan earlier this week.
The
Samba star cannot move until January, when the transfer
window opens, but clubs are now looking into the prospect
of landing him.
One
of the player's agents had admitted that three clubs
in England want him, although it remains to be seen
whether Rivaldo will be enticed into The Premiership.
"Rivaldo
is just too expensive for us," admitted Allardyce.
"There
is no way for us to find the extra income needed to
sign him.
"When
we brought Youri Djorkaeff to the club a couple of
years ago, attendances went up from 23,000 to 25,000
and when Jay-Jay Okocha came in at the start of last
season, he put another 2,000 on the gate.
"We
are virtually at our maximum now at The Reebok with
sell-outs almost every week, so there would be no
scope to generate more money if we were able to bring
Rivaldo to the club.
"We
initially tried for him in the summer, but he was
too expensive."
Bolton
have pulled of a number of major coups in the past
few seasons with the signings of players like Okocha,
Djorkaeff, Mario Jardel and Ivan Campo - but Rivaldo
seems to be a step too far for the Lancashire outfit.
Liverpool
have ruled themselves out of the running to sign Rivaldo,
while the likes of Newcastle, Tottenham, Middlesbrough
and Manchester United have been linked.
Despite
the apparent interest from England, many are suggesting
Rivaldo could join the burgeoning amount of players
finishing their careers in the Middle East.
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