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Trotters close on Diawara

23 Jan 2007 - 09:36:20

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Bolton Wanderers are close to completing a deal to sign St Etienne defender Fousseni Diawara according to the player's agent.

The Mali international has reportedly travelled to the Reebok Stadium for a medical, before completing a loan move with a view to a permanent transfer in the summer.

"I am satisfied, things are going very well," Diawara's agent Franck Belhasen told eurosport.

"He has passed a medical exam and will pass another tomorrow. I am hopeful he will pen a contract by tomorrow night (Tuesday).

"Bolton still have to negotiate a loan deal with St Etienne. It will be a loan deal with an option for permanent move."

The arrival of Diawara could signal a transfer window departure for contract rebel Tal Ben Haim, who has been linked with a cut-price move to Chelsea.