Source: Daily_Mail
Bolton Wanderers step up interest in Shaun Wright-Phillips
Bolton are in negotiations with Manchester City to sign England winger Shaun Wright-Phillips.[LNB]Trotters boss Owen Coyle has been keeping an eye on Wright-Phillips' situation all summer and he is ready to ramp up his interest after Lee Chung-yong was ruled out for nine months with a broken leg. [LNB]Sunderland are also interested in the former Chelsea player, 29, but Bolton are confident of landing him in a cut-price deal.[LNB] Attracting interest: Shaun Wright-Phillips is no longer wanted at Manchester City[LNB]City are keen to offload the fringe players in their squad to make room for two new additions before the transfer window closes.[LNB]They would rather Wright-Phillips leave on the cheap than on loan in order to get him off their wage bill.[LNB] Cut-price deal: Man City don't want the player to leave on loan[LNB]The one stumbling block for Bolton may be the player's wage demands but Coyle hopes that given Wright-Phillips' age he will be willing to take a big pay cut in order to play first-team football.[LNB]Coyle revealed his admiration for the winger this week, saying: 'I have too much respect for [City manager] Roberto Mancini and his staff to talk about their player. But Shaun is a hugely talented player.'[LNB] CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP TO OUR FREE FANTASY FOOTBALL GAMESunderland boss Bruce targets out-of-favour Man City winger Wright-PhillipsAll the latest Man City news, features and opinion[LNB]
