Bolton are poised to open talks with top scorer Johan Elmander over a new contract, boss Owen Coyle has revealed.
Elmander, who joined from Toulouse in a club-record £8.2m deal in 2008, netted his fourth goal of the campaign as Wanderers earned a 1-1 draw at West Brom on Saturday.
And with the Swede’s contract due to expire at the end of the current campaign, Coyle is keen to ensure he remains at the Reebok Stadium.
Coyle told the Bolton Evening News: “We’ll sit down with him and he knows that. I can’t say it’ll be today or tomorrow but he knows I want him at the football club.
“He’s got everything in his locker to be a top player. The very best.
“He’s got great mental strength because he’s been panned from pillar to post because he came in with a big transfer fee.
“But I’ve shown the belief I’ve had in him by playing him week in, week out. He knows how much I think of him and I’m flattered that he’s said how much he enjoys working with me.”