WANDERERS will know by Monday whether Zat Knight will accept a new contract at the Reebok.
Owen Coyle will speak with the defender after his return from holiday in the US to get a firm yes or no on the club’s offer which was made at the end of the season.
Knight has been offered reduced terms to stay on in the Championship and is also reported to be attracting attention from Cardiff City and West Ham.
But Coyle does not want to allow the issue to run on another couple of weeks, as he will be looking to recruit two new centre-backs if the 32-year-old decides to move on.
“With Wheats being injured it’s fair to say we have to add to that department,” Coyle told The Bolton News, “Tim Ream is there, Sam has played there before, but I think we need to add a couple of extra players to that position.”
It is understood that Dedryck Boyata could be brought in for another season from Manchester City, but Coyle wants to add a permanent signing before looking at loan deals.
A holding midfielder remains a priority, and it is thought that Coyle is keen to add some experience lost when Nigel Reo-Coker walked away for free at the end of the campaign.
After Jussi Jaaskelainen’s decision to leave this week, a back-up goalkeeper has also become a requirement, and is likely to be another position in whcih the Whites boss wants an older head to guide young starlet Adam Bogdan.
A replacement goalkeeper will be especially important now that the Football League have voted to reintroduce seven substitutes on a matchday next season.
Managers of the 72 member clubs were only allowed five options from the bench in 2011/12.
Meanwhile, the League Cup has also got a new sponsor and will be known as the Capital One Cup from next season.
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Owen Coyle will speak with the defender after his return from holiday in the US to get a firm yes or no on the club’s offer which was made at the end of the season.
Knight has been offered reduced terms to stay on in the Championship and is also reported to be attracting attention from Cardiff City and West Ham.
But Coyle does not want to allow the issue to run on another couple of weeks, as he will be looking to recruit two new centre-backs if the 32-year-old decides to move on.
“With Wheats being injured it’s fair to say we have to add to that department,” Coyle told The Bolton News, “Tim Ream is there, Sam has played there before, but I think we need to add a couple of extra players to that position.”
It is understood that Dedryck Boyata could be brought in for another season from Manchester City, but Coyle wants to add a permanent signing before looking at loan deals.
A holding midfielder remains a priority, and it is thought that Coyle is keen to add some experience lost when Nigel Reo-Coker walked away for free at the end of the campaign.
After Jussi Jaaskelainen’s decision to leave this week, a back-up goalkeeper has also become a requirement, and is likely to be another position in whcih the Whites boss wants an older head to guide young starlet Adam Bogdan.
A replacement goalkeeper will be especially important now that the Football League have voted to reintroduce seven substitutes on a matchday next season.
Managers of the 72 member clubs were only allowed five options from the bench in 2011/12.
Meanwhile, the League Cup has also got a new sponsor and will be known as the Capital One Cup from next season.
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