Bolton Wanderers Football Club News

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

• Ground:Reebok Stadium
• Capacity:28,000

Diouf pledges Trotters stay

27 Aug 2007 - 12:14:33

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Bolton Wanderers forward El-Hadji Diouf has revealed that he hopes to stay with the club, despite rumours of an imminent exit from the Reebok Stadium.

The 26-year-old Senegal international had been linked with West Ham United, but gave a virtuoso display in the 3-0 win over Reading at the weekend.

"I have two more years on my contract and I don't want to leave this club because I respect it," Diouf told The Sun.

"When I was at Liverpool, everybody thought English football was not for me. But here, people respect me and I have shown my quality. I want to give back to the club, not leave.

"I've read I want to go, but what I've actually said is that if a big club comes in and the club are happy and I am happy, I move.

"But if this club is not happy and I'm not happy about the move, then I want to stay.

"I have everything here with the fans. I am playing good football and everybody loves me."

Meanwhile, Bolton have been linked with a move for Sparta Rotterdam's Tunisian midfielder Rachid Bouaouzan.