Bolton Wanderers set to reopen talks with Leicester City's Matt Mills
Tomorrow could be D-Day in the deal to take Leicester City's Matt Mills to Bolton Wanderers.
Mills was set to join the Trotters on a season-long loan with a view to a permanent transfer but, as reported in the Mercury on Tuesday, the deal stalled, believed to be over a payment between City and Mills.
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Leicester City's Matt Mills could be moving to Bolton Wanderers.
Talks will reopen tomorrow and Bolton certainly have not given up on the 25-year-old defender.
They are still keen to see the deal through, and are said to be confident of completing the move.
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However, if a compromise cannot be reached, they may run out of patience and look at alternative targets.
Scottish champions Celtic are waiting in the wings over the outcome – and if the deal flounders then they may decide to re-enter the race for the defender, having already had an offer of a swap deal involving Kelvin Wilson rejected.
The deal that will take Mills to Bolton is believed to be worth £2million, paid in two instalments at the start and end of the loan period.
City are keen to off-load Mills, who has fallen out of favour under manager Nigel Pearson and has not featured in the first team since February.
There seems to be no future at City for Mills, who did not train with the first team towards the end of the season, and who was missing from Tuesday's fitness testing sessions.
Having sold centre-back Sol Bamba to Turkish side Trabzonspor, City are expected to launch a bid for Hull's James Chester once Mills is off the books.
Lee Peltier's move to Leeds for £350,000 should go through once the buy-out at Elland Road is completed.
Leeds have confirmed they have entered into 'a period of exclusivity', meaning they are in advanced talks with one party and cannot negotiate with another.
That would suggest they are close to confirming the buy-out by a mystery consortium and manager Neil Warnock will be handed funds.
Warnock is hoping to complete deals for right-back Peltier and goalkeeper Paddy Kenny, having already signed Jason Pearce from Portsmouth for £500,000, plus Norwich left-back Adam Drury and Derby midfielder Paul Green on free transfers.
City will not be featured in the first round of live games to be shown on Sky TV.
Sky have announced 75 Football League games will be shown on the channel throughout the season, starting with Cardiff versus Championship new boys Huddersfield on Friday, August 17.
The other games announced are:
Sat Aug 18: Leeds v Wolves (12.45pm); Fri Aug 24: Bolton v Nottingham Forest (7.45pm); Sun Sep 9: Coventry v Stevenage (1.15pm); Sun Sep 9: Crawley v Portsmouth (3.30pm); Fri Sep 14: Charlton v Crystal Palace (7.45pm); Fri Sep 21: Blackburn v Middlesbrough (7.45pm); Fri Oct 19: Sheffield Weds v Leeds (7.45pm).
Comments
by Norman09
Saturday, June 30 2012, 11:55PM
“Can't understand the messiah releasing Weale. He has been a good keeper for us saved our bacon on many occasions.Then for no reason Riccardo was brought in but he didn't last long, (useless springs to mind) So who is going to substitute for Kasper should he get injured?”
by Leics_Nick
Thursday, June 28 2012, 10:17PM
“Not worried, just think he must be worth more than £350k!
We paid (I think) £750k to get him from a lower league, he's played a lot if games at this level and Warnock must have seen something in him, so why more than 50% deduction....?
My main concern is that Leics always seem to pay too much for players, whilst selling at a level too low! Not fussed about Peltier staying or going....Leicester City as a business just need to savvy up a little!
Same story applies to Mills, we definitely paid too much for him, but £5mil down to a season long loan? Not good business.....”
by ghostof66pah
Thursday, June 28 2012, 9:20PM
“No official statement from the club yet so Peltier hasn't gone yet!
BUT........
Sell because he's a liability defensively. Cheap becaus ethat's his worth.
Simples....
Why are you worrying already?”
by Leics_Nick
Thursday, June 28 2012, 9:11PM
“Why have we sold Peltier so cheaply?”
by makrbb
Thursday, June 28 2012, 8:11PM
“LE2fox, you do realise it's still June yeah?
If we get to the Peterborough game without having signed any more defenders then you have my full permission to panic. Until that happens, Chilllll aaauut yeah?”
by LE2FOX
Thursday, June 28 2012, 7:36PM
“makrbb Yes that is a great starting back four but when the inevitable suspensions and injuries arrive who are we going to have to replace them??”
by Rob_1
Thursday, June 28 2012, 6:51PM
“"the deal stalled, believed to be over a payment between City and Mills"
Why should we give a payment to Mills he obviously doesn't want to play for us, just sums footballers up these days for what they are greedy and only thinking about themselves”
by Chappy1884
Thursday, June 28 2012, 5:10PM
“Celtic must be loving it - if their fellow teams Vote Newco Rangers out - then they won't need to spend anything to qualify for Europe for at least 3 years..
Bargain!”
by makrbb
Thursday, June 28 2012, 4:29PM
“LestaJesta I think the bookies just don't have the raging hatred of Pearson that we seem to get on this site. Look. Assuming Peltier goes we have a back five of:
Schmical, De Laet, Konchesky, Morgan, SSL.
So WHY do we need five new defenders?
Can we just wait to see if next season's team is any good BEFORE we start sl*gging it off?”
by TheLestaJesta
Thursday, June 28 2012, 4:02PM
“I cant work Pearson out - hes released Tunchev,Bamba has gone,Mills is on his way as is Peltier - so who have we got in defence next season???
By my reckoning we need to replace all of these and need defensive cover,so we need to sign at least 5 defenders thats before you look at the other areas that need strengthening and who is the number 2 keeper next season now he has released Weale??? - Pearsons not got a clue.
All this and the bookies have city favourites to win the league - they obviously know something we dont.”