Bordeaux president Jean-Louis Triaud says his side will not be able to afford to buy striker Loic Remy after Nice turned down a €13.5 million offer from West Ham United.
Triaud, who is currently on the look-out for a replacement for Marouane Chamakh after the forward joined Arsenal, admits Les Girondins do not have the financial firepower to match the English Premier League club's bid.
He said: "They refused to accept €13.5 million from West Ham, I do not see how we could make a proposal that pleased them. I do not say it's too expensive, I do not know. In any case, it is not within our means."