Allardyce has tried young Charlie in that position a number of times in pre-season and, for the most part, liked what he has seen.So much so he raved about the French midfielder after United's win over Sampdoria on Sunday, saying he even shaded Alan Smith as man of the match.
Brazilian centre-back Claudio Caçapa, who is behind his colleagues in fitness after not having a full pre-season, is likely to only make the bench, with Steven Taylor and David Rozehnal set to start as centre-back team-mates against a Bolton.
Allardyce said: "Jose has hopefully got a very good future in front of him, but we will feed him in slowly. You won't see him at Bolton, or at least I hope you won't, because I would not want to do that.
"I'd like to use the players who have done so well in pre-season for the first few games, with the new ones coming in after that.
"It does not matter about Alan Smith because he knows what the Premiership is all about and he's okay. Mark Viduka knows all about the Premiership as well and what it takes to be successful.
"But we will ease in Claudio Caçapa and Jose when they have got the feel of it."