da spicy bet: Bolton boss Owen Coyle is hoping to sign three players this week to boost his threadbare squad, according to the Mirror.
da betcris: Coyle is chasing the signatures of Liverpool striker David N’Gog and Manchester City pair Shaun Wright-Phillips and Dedryck Boyata.
With Wednesday’s transfer deadline looming the Trotters manager is desperate to get the deals done as quickly as possible.
Both N’Gog and Wright-Phillips have been on Coyles hit list for most of the summer whilst Boyata is a relatively new addition.
The loss of Johan Elmander on a free transfer has made signing a striker Coyle’s number one priority with N’Gog his first choice.
Kenny Dalglish has told the Frenchman he can leave Anfield and could move to the Reebok Stadium for £4 million.
Coyle also needs a winger after losing Chung Yong-Lee for the season and spoke to Wright-Phillips about £2 million move when Bolton and City met on Sunday.
The prospect of linking up with friends Zat Knight and Nigel Reo-Coker appealed to the England winger with the club prepared to pay him £2 million-a-year to join the Trotters.
Boyata is a little more complicated with Everton, Blackburn and West Brom all chasing the Belgian.
The 20-year-old has been told he is free to go out on loan to gain some experience and Coyle has a fight on his hands to persuade him to join him at Bolton.
Interest in the centre half is likely to fuel speculation that he is being signed as a short-term replacement for Gary Cahill who has been touted with a move to Arsenal.
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