BOLTON Wanderers were today expected finally to tie up the loan-signing of Arsenal's 18-year-old midfield prodigy Jack Wilshere until the end of the season.

Manager Owen Coyle tonight told a behind-closed-doors question-and-answer session with more than 800 Wanderers fans at The Reebok that he hoped the paperwork of the deal would be should go through in time for Wilshere to be in the squad on Saturday for their Premier League match at Liverpool.

"We are well down the road to bringing him here," said Coyle. "There have been a number of other clubs interested in him, but we are hoping to conclude the deal in the morning."