Sky Sports sources understand Bolton have made Owen Coyle their prime candidate to succeed Gary Megson as manager.
Wanderers eye swoop for Clarets chief
Sky Sports sources understand Bolton have made Owen Coyle their prime candidate to succeed Gary Megson as manager.
The Burnley boss has established himself as one of the country's most promising tacticians having guided the Clarets to the Premier League on a limited budget.
Last season's promotion winning campaign also included a run to the Carling Cup semi-finals, where their exciting brand of football won universal praise.
Coyle has refused to change his free flowing attacking principles upon promotion and while Burnley have received their fair share of heavy defeats, they have punched well above their weight and have lost just once at home.
Bolton felt they needed a change of direction after the club's supporters lost faith in Megson, who was never a popular figure in the stands of the Reebok.
A move for Coyle, a former favourite at Bolton in his playing days, would likely placate those long-since exasperated by the direct style of football employed by Megson.
Upon being made aware of the speculation Coyle, a target of Celtic prior to their appointment of Tony Mowbray, insisted he was concentrating on the job in hand at Turf Moor.
"I had a lot of fantastic times at Bolton and loved every minute," he added.
"But I love being at this football club and I have shown that.
"It is a fantastic job for someone out there but my focus is on doing the best against MK Dons this weekend.
"I have had speculation time and time again but, as always, I am concentrating on the job in hand."
