Bolton Lead Chase For Jlloyd

By Mark Heys
April 10 2007

The Wanderers are beleived to be winning the race to snap up Aston Villa's unsettled left back Jlloyd Samuel on a Bosman transfer this summer.

Samuel has made just five appearances for Villa throughout the 2006-2007 campaign and he is heavily tipped to leave the Midlands club behind in the close season with Bolton one of a few clubs said to be interested.

The former England U21 defender is of interest to Bolton boss Sam Allardyce who has already stated that the 26-year old would be a good acquisition for the Trotters if he became available.

Trinidad-born but raised in London, Samuel has been a professional with Villa for the past nine years and was called up to one of Sven Goran Eriksson's England squads in the 2003-2004 season.