Allardyce back in bung probe spotlight

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But the hiatus could allow investigators time to reinterview new Newcastle manager Sam Allardyce about his time at Bolton.

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It had been expected that Quest's update delivered 10 days ago would be their last, with the Premier League board keen to draw a line under a probe which has lasted over a year and cost more than £1million.

But the West Ham case has so dominated the agenda that League chief executive Richard Scudamore is not thought to have had the chance to read the report thoroughly.

It is unlikely any decision will be made before the League annual meeting on May 31 and June 1.

So Quest have in effect been given at least another month to try to get to the bottom of 17 transfers which they had been unable to sign off, which are believed to include deals which took Tal Ben Haim and Blessing Kaku to Bolton.

As a result of what unlicensed Israeli agent David Abou told Quest, they want to speak to Allardyce again about the transfers, in which his son, Craig, received secret payments.

The FA are also said to be keen to talk to Allardyce about the transfer of Idan Tal to Bolton last year, a deal which falls outside the remit of the Quest inquiry.

Allardyce's appointment at Newcastle means he is once more obliged to cooperate with the inquiry.