Chelsea agree fee with Bolton to sign Gary Cahill[£7million]

Chelsea have agreed a fee with Bolton Wanderers to sign the England centre-back Gary Cahill for a fee of about £7m, the Bolton manager, Owen Coyle, confirmed on Friday morning.

The defender, who is out of contract at the end of the season, had been linked with a move to Tottenham Hotspur in the August transfer window but over the past few weeks Chelsea's interest has grown following their decision to put the Brazil centre-back Alex up for sale.

The 26-year-old joined Bolton from Aston Villa in January 2008 for a fee of £5m and during his time at The Reebok has established himself as a regular member of the England squad, winning seven caps for the senior team.

"There has been a fee agreed between the clubs and we have now given Gary's representatives permission to speak to Chelsea," said Coyle.

"That is where we are with it. We obviously have a game tomorrow and I have said to Gary that he has to be focused on giving everything for Bolton Wanderers, because he knows Bolton Wanderers has been terrific for him just as much as Gary has been for us.

"That is why they have representatives – to sort that out – and whatever 1 January brings, it will bring."

Lu❣s Suarez wrote:Cahill is on the last year of his contract right? So good deal for Bolton.

Lus Suarez wrote:Cahill is on the last year of his contract right? So good deal for Bolton.

Drake wrote:Nothing on the beast that is Chris Samba.

Jelavic9|RFC wrote:

Drake wrote:Nothing on the beast that is Chris Samba.

Who incidentally won't be at Blackburn for much longer either.

Drake wrote:

Jelavic9|RFC wrote:

Who incidentally won't be at Blackburn for much longer either.

If anyone bids more than £15m then yes, Venkys want that much look at Jones they squeezed another £4m from United.

Theo Filippo wrote:

Drake wrote:If anyone bids more than £15m then yes, Venkys want that much look at Jones they squeezed another £4m from United.

Funnily enough Samba isn't wanted by as many clubs as you would like to believe.

Drake wrote:

Theo Filippo wrote:Funnily enough Samba isn't wanted by as many clubs as you would like to believe.

Yeah i know that it's just paper talk if so many clubs wanted him he would have gone in the Summer.

Theo Filippo wrote:

Drake wrote:Yeah i know that it's just paper talk if so many clubs wanted him he would have gone in the Summer.

He would fit somewhere like Newcastle or Villa well, can't see any clubs higher than that who would go for him.

Steadman wrote:Imagine Samba in the Champions League.

Steadman wrote:Mertesacker is better at defending than Samba.

Steadman wrote:Why is that difficult to understand? Samba beats him in the physical attributes but Mertesacker is a better all round defender.

Moose wrote:

Lus Suarez wrote:Cahill is on the last year of his contract right? So good deal for Bolton.

Although they might have been able to have got more if they sold him in the previous transfer window.

Mal wrote:He will not fit Chelsea's defence. Imagine Luiz and Cahill together when Terry serves his inevitable ban.

He looked a good player last season but has dropped off during Bolton's run of shit form.