Bolton boss Owen Coyle is delighted with the way defender Gary Cahill has refused to allow speculation over joining the likes of Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City to affect his game. Coyle insists no bids have been received for the 25-year-old England international.
"There is no foundation to the speculation and I have said to Gary there is nothing to be distracted about," said Coyle.
"He has to focus on what he does for Bolton; he gets well paid by the club and has a great contract and we have invested a lot of money in him after buying him from Aston Villa.
"He has shown that focus with his performances. If there was something concrete to happen then Gary would be the first to know.
"He knows the way I work as a manager, the relationship I have with him and you saw last week how focused he was.
"Aside from his defensive performance what he adds at set-plays and moving forward and the goal he scored is all credit to Gary Cahill and long may it continue.
"I have said before Gary has, I believe, the feet of a centre-forward even though he operates at the back.
"It was a world-class strike from a world-class player in the making."
