Portsmouth will reportedly offer Matt Taylor to Bolton as part of
their attempts to bring in £10million-rated striker Nicolas
Anelka.
Fratton Park boss Harry Redknapp has brought in John Utaka and
David Nugent during the summer to bolster his attacking options but
has made no secret of his desire to land a proven top-class
goalscorer.
Utaka and Nugent have started both of Pompey's opening two
Premiership fixtures but do not have the top-flight experience that
Anelka would offer.
West Ham are also keen on the former Real Madrid, Liverpool and
Arsenal star and hope to offer Bolton £10million and Anelka terms
of around £90,000 a week.
But Redknapp believes he can swing the deal in his favour and is
ready to throw midfielder Taylor into the equation as a
makeweight.
Bolton will fight tooth and nail to keep hold of the 28-year-old
France international and have already denied reaching an agreement
with West Ham over a proposed to switch to east London.
