Portsmouth are including David Nugent in their offer for Bolton Wanderers pair Gavin McCann and Danny Shittu.
The Mirror says manager Paul Hart wanted to unveil McCann and Shittu as his latest recruits before last night's trip to Birmingham but Pompey's cash crisis is threatening to scupper the deal.
With Sulaiman Al Fahim's £60m pounds takeover continuing to stall Hart hopes Bolton boss Gary Megson will accept Nugent in exchange.