Owen Coyle has agreed to take the Bolton Wanderers job.

The Guardian says Coyle is poised to be confirmed as the new manager of Bolton Wanderers in the next 48 hours. The Scot agreed to move from Burnley to the Reebok Stadium tonight after he spent the evening discussing terms with Barry Kilby, the chairman at Turf Moor. Barring a dramatic about-face on Coyle's part, the switch should be finalised shortly.

Coyle had met Phil Gartside, Bolton's chairman, on Sunday in Scotland - where he was belatedly celebrating the festive period with his mother - to discuss the mooted transfer after receiving reluctant permission to open talks from Kilby.

Burnley said after tonight's discussions that Coyle and Kilby had agreed "to take a further 24 hours to digest the information shared before making any further announcement". It is likely this reflects an ongoing wrangle over compensation.