Coyle plays down Liverpool interest in Cahill

Bolton Wanderers manager Owen Coyle insists he has received no contact from Liverpool regarding star defender Gary Cahill

Bolton Wanderers manager Owen Coyle insists he has received no contact from Liverpool regarding star defender Gary Cahill. It has been reported that Rafa Benitez is set to offer £15million (€17.25m) for the centre back if he is given money to spend by his debt-ridden club.

If new buyers are found for Liverpool after they were put up for sale by co-owners George Gillett and Tom Hicks last week then the probability of a bid for Cahill will increase, while Lee Chung-Yong has also been mentioned as a target.

But Coyle is adamant that there has yet to be an approach from officials at Anfield, who could be looking towards the future amid concerns over the longevity of 32-year-old Jamie Carragher.

"I don't know anything about it," the Wanderers boss, who succeeded Gary Megson in January. "No-one has spoken to me.

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"There was also speculation about Liverpool and Lee Chung-Yong, wasn't there?

"I can assure you there has been no dialogue (with Liverpool) at my level. And I hope I would have been told had it gone any higher."