Coppell denies Lita bid

Reading boss Steve Coppell has insisted that rumours Bolton had offered £7 million to sign Leroy Lita was rubbish and that nobody had made a solid offer for the striker.

"That just never happened, full stop," Coppell told Reading World.

"I've been saying all week that we've not had any bids.

"We had a few phone calls about players just asking 'what if?' but there was hardly any of that.

"It's all news to me, and I never got the call yesterday."