Davies wants Bolton Wanderers stay insists boss Coyle

by Kieran Evans. Published Fri 03 Feb 2012 13:42

Bolton Wanderers manager Owen Coyle believes his skipper Kevin Davies has no intentions of leaving the club.

The veteran striker has not started in the league for Wanderers since 17 December, fuelling speculation that he was seeking a move away during the winter transfer window.

But Coyle was confident Davies would stay put and claims he is an integral member of his squad as they fight to stay in the Premier League.

"He wants to be at Bolton, I want him at Bolton and it was a no-brainer what was going to happen in the January window," said Coyle.

"Sunderland were accredited with an initial interest through the media before I got a phone call, but we said to them I wanted him to be here and he wanted to be here.

"He is bursting to play and the experienced players have a big part to play with the younger ones and that keeps David Ngog on his toes and allows us to change systems as well."