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Wanderers are on the verge of signing Birmingham's Senegal midfielder Aliou Cisse. Gartside revealed that Cisse has passed a medical and it is now up to manager Sam Allardyce to rubber-stamp the deal. Cisse joined Birmingham in August 2000 for 1.5million from Paris St Germain and played an integral part in helping the club stay in the Premiership.

Big sam always seems to pull off some good signings, i don't really think he has made a bad one. If he can get them all playing together again they could be in for a pretty good season.

Bolton Wanderers are lining up a deal to sign Tunisian defender Radhi Jaidi. The 28-year-old was a member of the Tunisian side that won the African Nations Cup in January and his agent says a deal with Bolton is close.

Bolton Wanderers manager Sam Allardyce has hit out at the club's failure to tie up any of his big-name targets this summer.

Ambitious Allardyce has missed out on the likes of Rivaldo and Dado Prso and warns that next season promises to be a tough campain for the progressive Reebok Stadium outfit.

The Trotters boss had drawn up a list of five top targets that he handed to the club's board.

Bolton are confident that Youri Djorkaeff will spend his final playing season at the Reebok.

Trotters chairman Phil Gartside expects the 36-year-old World Cup winner to sign for one more year.

Bolton are chasing Portugal's star defender Nuno Valente, according to newspaper reports.

The 30-year-old's agent, Amadeu Paixao, claims initial contact has been made with the Porto star, who played against England in the Euro 2004 quarter-final.

David Unsworth has spoken of his frustration after his expected move to Bolton broke down at the 11th hour.

The experienced central defender is out of contract at the end of the month after refusing a new deal at Everton.

He told www.evertonfc.com: "I got a phone call from Bolton to tell me they were pulling out of the deal as the board of directors weren't prepared to sanction it.

"Myself, the manager at Bolton (Sam Allardyce) and everyone connected with the transfer are all obviously frustrated.

"These things can happen from time to time. Now I just have to focus on my future."

Former World Cup winner Youri Djorkaeff has rejected the Bolton's offer of a new 12-month contract.

The 36-year-old, who joined Wanderers in February 2002 from Kaiserslautern, could now be on his way out of the Reebok Stadium if nothing is agreed.

Former Manchester United midfielder Jordi Cruyff has linked up with Bolton on their week-long training camp in Bormio, Italy.

The squad reported back for training on Thursday and immediately headed out of the country to begin their preparations for next month's Premiership campaign.

Cruyff has also worn the colours of Barcelona and, most recently, Alaves.

Bolton manager Sam Allardyce believes Les Ferdinand, who is set to sign next week, will be "a valuable squad member".

The 37-year-old former England striker was released by relegated Leicester this summer and is expected to join Michael Bridges in signing for the Reebok Stadium outfit.

Spanish legend Fernando Hierro is believed to have linked up with Bolton Wanderers for their Italian training camp.

The 35-year-old moved to Qatar last season when he joined Al Rayyan and he has now finished his first campaign in the Middle East.

However, the former Real Madrid star has always wanted to play in England and now he looks set to be given a chance to earn a move.

Hierro has accepted a similar deal to that of Jordi Cruyff - who has joined Bolton's pre-season training set-up in Italy.

Bolton flew out to Bormio earlier this week and both Cruyff and Hierro are now believed to be with them.

Bolton Wanderers' bid to sign Birmingham City midfielder Aliou Cisse has reached an impasse.

The Trotters have been attempting to wrap up their move for the Senegal ace for the past month but are no closer to reaching a positive conclusion.

Birmingham have accepted Bolton's offer for the 28-year-old while Cisse has passed a medical at The Reebok Stadium.

But signatures have yet to be put on the contracts as there remain financial aspects of the deal which are deterring Bolton.

Trotters boss Sam Allardyce acknowledged the switch is now looking to be more expensive than the club had initially expected.

Though Allardyce has not abandoned his pursuit of Cisse, the chances of the midfielder moving to the North West are gradually receding.

Les Ferdinand is determined not to become a bit-part player at Bolton.

The 37-year-old former England striker signed a one-year deal at the Reebok Stadium on Monday.

He faces competition from Kevin Davies, Henrik Pedersen and close-season signing Michael Bridges for a first team slot.

Bolton have made Tunisia defender Radhi Jaidi their third summer signing.

The 28-year-old joins the Trotters from Esperance de Tunis on a two-year-deal, joining Michael Bridges and Les Ferdinand at the Reebok Stadium.

Manchester City and Everton have reportedly joined Bolton in the chase for Marseille captain Brahim Hemdani - but he insists he is happy at Stade Velodrome.

The 26-year-old midfielder, who can also play in the centre of defence, has insisted he does not know about the speculation linking him with England.

Bolton manager Sam Allardyce has declared an interest in securing the services of veteran defender Fernando Hierro.

The former Spain and Real Madrid star, now 36, is looking for a new club after a season in Qatar.

Olympique Marseille midfielder Brahim Hemdani is on the verge of signing for Bolton, according to the French club.

"It's practically a done deal," Marseille general manager Pape Diouf told the club's website.

The 26-year-old was an integral part of Marseille's impressive run to the Uefa Cup final.

Bolton Wanderers are rumoured to be closing in on Le Havre keeper Carlos Kameni.

The Cameroon international has spent time on trial with The Trotters and there are strong suggestions that Sam Allardyce is ready to offer a permanent deal to the African shot-stopper.

Kameni almost joined Wolves last summer but the move was scuppered due to work permit issues.

Bolton Wanderers boss Sam Allardyce looks to have ended his interest in Porto left back Nuno Valente after growing tired of a lack of progress in the deal.

The Premiership outfit are keen to land a full back after the sale of versatile defender Simon Charlton to Norwich but appear to be focusing their attention elsewhere.

Bolton Wanderers are understood to be trialling Brazilian pair Emerson and Julio Cesar.

Sam Allardyce is looking to bolster his options and he is now considering a move for the Samba duo.

Emerson has just been released by Rangers and is now looking to earn a move back into English football, after previously plying his trade for Middlesbrough.

Julio Cesar is a 25-year-old that is available after finishing the season with Real Valladolid - who were relegated last season.