Bolton chairman Phil Gartside says the club are set to land a European striker for a record fee.
The Trotters have already added midfielder Fabrice Muamba from Birmingham to their squad for a fee in the region of £5 million, while goalkeeper Jussi Jaaskelainen is set to pen a new four-year deal. Manager Gary Megson plans for an improvement on last season's relegation battle.
Now, chairman Gartside has revealed the club could sign a mystery striker in the next 10 days for a fee that would eclipse the £8 million paid to Fenerbahce for Nicolas Anelka in 2006.
Gartside told the the Bolton News: "We intend on strengthening the team this summer with some serious purchases.
"We've already put one to bed last week, and we intend on putting the other, a striker, to bed within a week to 10 days, which would be a club record transfer fee."
But Gartside refused to be drawn on the identity of the striker.
He said: "He's in Europe at the moment, I don't know whereabouts right now, but he's definitely somewhere in Europe."
The club have been consistently linked with a move for St. Etienne's French international forward Bafetimbi Gomis, a player who would cost between £8 million and £10 million.
Liverpool's Peter Crouch, CSKA Moscow's Jo and AS Monaco's Jeremy Menez continue to be linked with the Trotters.
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3 months ago
Mate forget Menez he recently stated that he won't be going to Arsenal as he wants a bigger club, Bolton is not that club.
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