Baggies told to pay up or miss out

Bolton manager Gary Megson wll not let defender Abdoulaye Meite leave the Reebok on the cheap despite interest from West Brom and Hull

The pair had a public fall-out last season and Premier League new-boys Hull and West Brom are interested in the giant Ivory Coast centre-back, Baggies boss Tony Mowbray and his Tigers counterpart Phil Brown have both targetted experianced defenders.

However, Megson, who could play the 27-year-old in upcoming pre-season friendlies against Rochdale and Macclesfield, has reiterated there will be no cut-price deals for the former Marseille man.

"Abdoulaye is a member of our first team squad," Megson told the Manchester Evening News.

"We have not received a serious bid for him and until such time as we do then he won't be going anywhere."