Premier League - Bolton deny interest in Barton

Eurosport - Sat, 05 Jul 17:34:00 2008

Bolton have moved to again rubbish reports linking them with a move for disgraced midfielder Joey Barton.

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The Newcastle player is currently serving a six-month prison sentence for assault and affray following an attack on a man outside a Liverpool McDonald's restaurant in December last year.

There have been stories linking him with a return to football at Bolton upon his release.

But chairman Phil Gartside has already categorically stated his club will not be entering any negotiations with the 25-year-old, and today the club clarified their position further.

A Trotters spokesperson said: "At no point has any representative of Bolton Wanderers expressed an interest in or made an enquiry about Joey Barton.

"We would like to reiterate that Bolton Wanderers is not interested in the services of Barton."

Barton was last week found guilty of assaulting former Manchester City team-mate Ousmane Dabo, an offence for which he was given a four-month suspended sentence.

Dabo was left with horrific facial injuries after Barton struck him from behind and reigned blows on him during an incident at the club's training ground at the end of the 2006-07 season.

Sporting Life / Eurosport

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  1. Sack him now! Barton had a perfect life, he earns what 50 thousand pounds a week?
    what a loser, he is a disgrace to everybody who works hard in life!

    From jonaspachulia, on Tue 8 Jul 7:15AM

  2. keep barton in football he will only be stealing cars and mugging old ladies in liverpool if booted out of the game.

    From alexhart1984, on Sun 6 Jul 9:15AM

  3. if we have him here at the reebok, him and diouf will be slapping, bashing, spitting in everyones fave by the time you know it. We have diouf, thats enough!

    Come on Bolton!

    From foodbwfc, on Sat 5 Jul 10:23PM

  4. Violence in football should carry equal penalty as drugs in sport. A long suspension. Barton is an embarrasment to the sport.

    From Watman, on Sat 5 Jul 5:39PM

  5. i's be surprised if anyone signs him in the next 2 years lol.

    btw, if he is still contracted 2 Newcastle then does that mean he is still getting pain even though he's in jail?

    From aleksicn93, on Sat 5 Jul 4:52PM

  6. lol this guy's a violent mofo. can be a decent player at times but his life outside matches is atrocious.

    From aleksicn93, on Sat 5 Jul 4:50PM

  7. oh come on , he 's never used a knife

    From tallyho5455, on Sat 5 Jul 4:41PM

  8. no football club the world should touch this thug. Make him go and work in the real world

    From trotter, on Sat 5 Jul 4:30PM

  9. Barton,Bowyer and Bellamy. What's with these b's? Seems like us Geordies can't get enough of these bad boys. Get rid and buy footballers not boxers.If it had been you or I clouting Dabo like that we would be looking at 2 year for affray. Dabo was right calling him a coward. We don't need any more bad publicity at Newcastle especially with all the takeover rubbish flying about. Tiger. Spennymoor.

    From SharonH, on Sat 5 Jul 3:51PM

  10. barton has already been released from his contract.

    From fantasyf1bet, on Sat 5 Jul 3:50PM

  11. should be no place in football for a thug like barton

    From Kenneth A, on Sat 5 Jul 3:46PM

  12. Barton is a cowardly thug. newcastle should sack him

    From S C, on Sat 5 Jul 3:34PM

  13. Good on Bolton..animals like Barton have no place in football or any sport where they can be idolised by the youth of today.newcastle should release him from his contract asap and every other club in the country should give him a very wide berth

    From adrian9544, on Sat 5 Jul 3:25PM
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