Gary Cahill finally says yes to Blues £30m move
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Chelsea seal £30m Cahill deal as Bolton defender finally says yes to Blues move
On his way: Gary Cahill, left, has agreed to join Chelsea
Final act: Cahill scored the winner in his last game for Bolton
Gary Cahill should finally become a Chelsea player after his £7million move from Bolton was settled on Friday night.
The England defender, aged 26, agreed to sign a £23m contract that runs until 2017 after talks with Blues' chief executive Ron Gourlay, who travelled north to break the impasse.
He will put pen to paper on a five-year contract worth believed to be worth £80,000 a week and could make his debut at Norwich next Saturday.
Cahill will complete a medical at Chelsea's training ground on Saturday, and presented to the Stamford Bridge crowd before the Premier League game with Sunderland.
Cahill had spent two weeks stalling the deal and was effectively accused by manager Andre Villas-Boas of wanting too much money.
But he was also concerned about where he would fit in, fearing if he did not play enough first-team football this season he might lose his place in Fabio Capello's England squad for Euro 2012.
Partnership: Cahill has featured alongside Chelsea's John Terry for England
But Gourlay convinced the player that he was the first choice of Villas Boas to strengthen Chelsea's defence before putting the pay deal - authorised by owner Roman Abramovich - on the table.
Bolton feared they could lose the defender, who has seven England caps, for nothing in the summer when his contract runs out.
Bolton have a ready-made replacement in USA defender Tim Ream, who was at the club's training ground on Friday with a view to sealing a £2.5million move from Major League Soccer's New York Red Bulls.Boss Owen Coyle could also make a bid for Blackburn's Junior Hoilett.
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complete waste of money.................30m for a nobody.........
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Chelsea has too much money? They need boost in their defence, but 30m is a bit too much for Cahill i guess......