Coyle: Bolton ready to sell Cahill to highest bidder
Bolton are willing to let go of Gary Cahill for the right price.
Arsenal had a lowly bid for Cahill rejected by the Trotters on Friday, but with the Gunners still in need for a defender and Bolton willing to sell, negotiations over the transfer are likely to resume.
The 25-year-old, whose contract at Bolton expires at the end of the season, turned up a rare below-par performance as his side lost 3-1 to Liverpool on Saturday- hinting that his head might have been turned by a move elsewhere.
Thus, Bolton boss Owen Coyle has not ruled out a sale of his centre-back.
“If something happens prior to Wednesday and Gary is to leave the club then I, as a manager, will wish him all the very best. He is a great lad,” Coyle said.
“But if it doesn’t then Gary is all heart and he will be ready to give everything for Bolton Wanderers.”
“Gary wants to play at the highest level and there is nothing wrong with that ambition and he has been a terrific servant for Bolton.”
According to the Mirror, Arsenal are set to make a new offer of £12M possibly rising to a conditional £15M for Cahill, and following Bolton’s match on Saturday, Owen Coyle admitted the club had resigned to losing Cahill.
“The bottom line is, if someone out there has a price that I think is the right value for Gary Cahill and they make an offer, then there is a chance business will be done.” Coyle added.
“If they don’t, there is nothing to talk about.”
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Cahill is a good player that requires the right price. wenger should pay well to land him.
well cahill is very good for arsenal but wenger should step up his bid to about 15m pounds they will sell him
We will get him for around 10 mill
he is a proven player, not one yo taking a gamble with, so plz Wenger make a bid, n one that will be taken serious.
I’m really not sure we need a CB any more. Vermaelen and Koscielny looks like it could be a good combination, and Djourou is fine as 3rd choice, while Miquels looks like a classy prospect that could outs Schillaci this season. Song is fine as emergency cover if needed. Is Cahill actually any better than these guys? We have more pressing needs elsewhere: 1 A left-back who can deliver regularly (I’d go for Baines); 2 a creative central midfielder.
You WILL be sure we need a centre-back when we’re in the middle of the season (no transfer window) and Koscielny and any of our centre-backs go down to freak injuries.
Then you will be left with a youngster who may crumble under pressure and as bad results come, you will be the SAME person who will ask: “why didn’t Wenger sign one more defender in the summer?”
Better safe than sorry. That’s why United and Chelsea look like they sign players anyhow. It’s not because they’re foolish spenders (funny how they finish ahead of us), it’s because they want to load as many bullets as they can so that when the war gets tough they can just focus on the war and not worry about their gun.
What that analogy means is going into a game only worrying about how to beat the opponent and not how to find fit players to field a line-up. (something we already face at Old Trafford tomorrow)
dear wenger pls react dont talk to much u wasting time for all this transfer window will soon close then u will say i trust my squad in the and the same story
wenger but we trust u and u will na lay as down
In wenger we trust
Randy Osae……..how much did AFC initially offer fro Cahill? I know you DON’T know, nor does anyone else…especially the press! If you believe those shite-filled tabloids then you are worse than them!
I had the same feeling watching him today against Liverpool…he was distracted and lethargic and his teammates were dismal. Liverpool played well, dominated the game from start to finish and deserved the win. I can see Cahill eager to leave this shite club for a top 4/CL team like Arsenal BUT is he as good as some say or is he average at best? I doubt A would look at him if he wasn’t better than we have….Squillaci!
Yes, I don’t know how much AFC offered that’s why i didn’t say 6 million ad a gazillion people have.
To say ‘lowly’ is a fact because Bolton obviously valued their player higher than that.
How come no one can see OC’s desperation? He is just trying to trigger a bidding war but unfortunately for him it’s only we who are interested. He should just give up or lose him on a free transfer in six months’ time.
cahill is good defender, we need him.
we dont! We need gourcoff and aly cishokko! Wonderful left baq dat wants out of lyon by all means.
I think wenger is waiting for the last day to pull the plug. £10m plus possible add ons will do the job.
did you get my email ?
Waiting for the last hour to pull the triger? what if other clubs come with a bit better offer than ours, going with owen coyles statment, then our kashmaster will say o we miss him, but i trust my young squad, leaving us indsame old condition, please wenger add to the money and buy this guy fast before we loose him.
Don McMahon what a thick idiot you are you really are a boring little man your not even a top club in London players are lining up to leave your joke club
If we fail to add any more players, our squad maybe good but they will lose their mental strength which could means they will believe they’re not good enough to win the league. I don’t know why Arsene is acting so slow, maybe he’s trying to do the same as he did with Mark Swarzer last season, whereas even his players are calling for new signings! I don’t know why some people always believe Wenger is irreplaceable, then what’ll happen when he finally retire and leave, is the club going to sink and non-exist anymore. Though the person could be hard, I know for sure there’s someone out there who can perform better than Wenger both in terms of profits generating and winning trophies. I’m not calling for Wenger to leave or be sacked but i just hate it when i hear people saying Wenger is irreplaceable, i think since he’s not God or a Prophet of God, every human is replaceable, Wenger included! Unless we sign players, we’re now the underdog in any big game like this afternoon, where almost everyone expects us to loose. Can anyone confidently see us taking the 3 points at Old Trafford this afternoon? Well maybe ‘Lord Wenger’!!!