Tudor Fails To Show Up

By Mark Heys
August 29 2005

Croatian Igor Tudor seems increasingly against a move to Bolton Wanderers after failing to show up for talks with the Premiership club.

The 28-year old was due in England this week to tie up the loose ends of a loan agreement but he has failed to show up at Manchester Airport for talks with Bolton officials.

"It might be that he thinks we are not quite big enough for him. We would have liked him and have tracked him for a long time" said Bolton manager Sam Allardyce to BBC Sport.

Juve had been keen for the Euro 2004 star to go out on loan in a bid to gain regular first team football ahead of next year's World Cup finals in Germany and had no hesitation in accepting Wanderers request of a year long stint.

It seems however as if Tudor has other ideas leaving Bolton once again frustrated in the final days of the transfer window which closes at midnight on Wednesday evening.