Bolton Wanderers Football Club News

• Nickname:Wanderers
• Founded:1874
• Manager:Owen Coyle

• Ground:Reebok Stadium
• Capacity:28,000

Cahill opts for Trotters

31 Jan 2008 - 07:57:33

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Bolton Wanderers have won the race to sign Aston Villa central defender Gary Cahill, paying out an undisclosed fee believed to be in the region of £5million.

The 22-year-old England Under-21s international has signed a contract running until the summer of 2011 with the Trotters and boss Gary Megson is delighted to have landed Cahill.

He told the club's official website: "He is a player I have admired for a long time. Gary is very talented and at 22 years of age has a very, very bright future ahead of him.

"It is fantastic news that he has agreed to join Bolton Wanderers."

Cahill, who recently impressed during a three-month loan stay at Sheffield United, had also been a target for the Blades and Birmingham City.

He commented after sealing his switch to the Reebok Stadium: "It is the right move for me to come to Bolton.

"I had a look around their set-up and met with the manager and chairman and I was impressed with what I saw and heard."