Bolton Wanderers boss Owen Coyle promises to bring in a striker
Bolton Wanderers boss Owen Coyle revealed he was confident he would be able to bring in strikers during the summer transfer window to ensure his side were able to compete with the top English Premier League sides in the upcoming season.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Johan-Elmander-c18782, the 30-year-old Swedish forward, was not offered a new deal after his contract expired at the end of last season. Elmander made a total of 92 appearances for Bolton in all competitions and scored 18 goals. He has now gone on to join Turkish
outfit Galatasaray.
Another striker to leave the Reebok Stadium at the end of last season was http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 under-21 international joined Bolton in the January transfer window of last season and was an instant hit.
Sturridge made a total of 12 appearances for Bolton and found the back of the net an impressive eight times. Coyle tried desperately to convince the young striker to stay, but Sturridge was insistent on a return to the English Premier League giants.
This leaves Coyle with little striking options ahead of the new Premier League season, having to rely on Bolton captain http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ivan-c17215 Klasnic has been given regular starts in pre-season.
Coyle is aware he cannot rely on the duo to see the side through the upcoming season, with both the strikers past their 30’s. There is a desperate need for a younger forward, who can be relied on to find the back of the net regularly.
Despite having failed to find any suitable forwards so far, Coyle was not ready to accept defeat in his search for the perfect striker. The Bolton boss remained confident that he would be able to sign a striker before the transfer window closed.
Coyle said while speaking to reporters:
“I am always confident. I will do my utmost to furnish the club with those signings that will help the team.
It is always more difficult if you don't have the finance.
I don't get too caught up in what everybody else has got. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Good-Luck-c39444 to them. I have to make the best of the hand that I am dealt.”
Coyle insisted he was not focusing on the other clubs and their spending in the transfer window. He revealed he was given a budget for the transfer window and had to make the necessary signings according to it.
Coyle said:
“Football has got more difficult. Gone are the days when everyone had the same amount of money and it was a level playing field.
But you can still have success in cup competitions and improve your league position. That is what you have to do.”
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