Bolton boss determined to fight Chelsea for Ben Haim
tribalfooball.com - December 28, 2006
Bolton Wanderers boss Sam Allardyce won't consider selling Chelsea target Tal Ben Haim.
The Israeli defender has been a target for Jose Mourinho before and he could renew his interest with John Terry out.
Big Sam has admitted Ben Haim, 24, is unlikely to sign an extension to his contract, which expires in the summer, and will allow him to leave for £3million.
Allardyce said: "He may spark a frenzied bidding war because he is a top talent.
"Although everybody thinks they can play games with us, they can't play games with me.
"Unless we get what we believe he is worth, we may ultimately lose out.
"You have to consider what we could lose through qualification for Europe by letting him go."