BOLTON are ready to hijack Evertons move for Phil Jagielka with
a £5million bid.
The England B international will quit Sheffield United as soon as
their relegation to the Championship is rubber-stamped.
He has a £4m release clause in his contract at Bramall Lane which
Everton and Wigan are ready to trigger.
But Jagielka, 24, had indicated he would favour a move to Goodison
Park with boss David Moyes making the midfielder his No 1 summer
target.
Bolton chief Sammy Lee has now entered the race and is prepared to
outbid Everton.
Blades will not sell until their arbitration hearing confirms
relegation from the top flight.
Lee is confident he will keep star players Nicolas Anelka, El Hadji
Diouf and Kevin Nolan despite being linked with moves away.
He said: "Theyre Bolton players. Theres nothing I can do about
speculation."
