[quote author=gene hughes link=topic=44988.msg1328556#msg1328556 date=1304853320]
That guy Paul86 claims we've held talks with the reps of Mata, Falcao, M'Vila, Sakho, Cissoko.
And that Shelvey is going to Bolton on loan as part of a deal for Cahill.
[/quote]As the Premier League season draws to a close in England with Liverpool set to go on something of a spending spree in the coming preseason the rumours surrounding players linked with the Merseyside club have cranked up a notch over the past couple of weeks.
It has culminated recently in one club "insider" claiming that the Reds will be the club to snap up Bolton Wanderers centre back Gary Cahill in what would likely be one of the biggest English transfers of the summer.
A contributor to the popular statistical website Anfield Index has fueled the talk after listing several players who Liverpool's Director of Football, Damien Comolli, and current caretaker manager Kenny Dalglish were looking at with a view to a permanent deal at the end of the season.
Further to the deal to take the three-time England cap defender Cahill to Anfield is the season-long loan deal which would see Reds' midfielder Jonjo Shelvey join the Reebok Stadium outfit, where he would link up with Trotters' boss Owen Coyle—like Dalglish, a Glaswegian.
Coyle has garnered a reputation of developing strong English talent over the past couple of seasons after the successful loan spells of Jack Wilshere and, currently, Daniel Sturridge.
Shelvey has featured 18 times for Liverpool this season since joining from Charlton Athletic last summer in what was one of the last transfers sanctioned by then-boss Rafa Benitez.
Further, a season-long loan deal could prove to be a big stepping stone for a young midfielder who is still finding his feet in England's top division—Shelvey has featured 12 times from the bench in the Premiership but has yet to be named in the starting eleven.
Cahill, on the other hand, has played over 100 times for Bolton since moving to them from Aston Villa, the club where he started his career, and has matured into one of the finest home-grown defenders in the country.
At 25 years old this summer could be a defining one in his career and Coyle has openly admitted that the club could not stand in his way if a big team comes in with an offer—though Cahill is expected to fetch a large fee in the region of £15 million.
Whether or not the story pans out in the manner portrayed remains to be seen; two things which are certain though is that a loan move to a club such as Bolton could do Shelvey the world of good.
In the long run he will battle to gain a place in the Liverpool first team—his two most recent sub appearances have come at left-back. Moreover, Gary Cahill is sure to be a wanted man this summer, with the likes of Arsenal also expected to be in the running for him should he move on.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/693625-gary-cahill-to-liverpool-jonjo-shelvey-to-join-bolton-wanderers-on-loan