Bolton confident Jay-Jay will sign long-term deal

BOLTON chairman Phil Gartside remains confident that Jay-Jay Okocha will sign a new long-term contract at the Reebok Stadium.

Talks are already at an advanced stage with the club captain, whose current deal finishes in the summer.

Gartside said: "I have had a good chat with Jay-Jay and am hoping to speak to him to sort things out in the next 24 hours. We are not a million miles away and I am confident we can do something."