Bolton Wanderers manager Steven Schumacher admits he would still love to bring Celtic's Johnny Kenny back to the club, but is unsure whether he can.
Kenny was a hit at the Trotters last season after joining on loan in January, scoring six goals to help them gain promotion to the English Championship.
As it stands, the striker is back at Parkhead but wasn't named in the matchday squad against Dundee, and hasn't been given a squad number for the season.
Schumacher is open to signing the 23-year-old again, either on loan or permanently, but fears the finances involved may make it difficult.
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He said: "Who knows? I've spoken openly and not hid the fact that I thought Johnny did a great job for us last season. He was a real bonus for us, a plus when we signed him in January.
"He was a player that I tried to sign last summer, didn't manage to happen because Celtic needed him to stay in their squad. We managed to get him in January, he came in, made a huge impact, scored some really important goals for us, got some assists and he's a player who again I've said I would love to work with again because he was a brilliant character.
"Now, whether we can make that happen again, I'm not sure. I don't know whether we can financially afford it. I don't know whether he's going to be available from Celtic in whatever department, whether that be on loan or whether that be on a permanent."
