Race for Crewe's Roberts hots up
Bolton, Wigan and four Championship clubs are reportedly in the hunt to sign Crewe's highly-rated midfielder Gary Roberts.
The 20-year-old is a lynchpin in Alexandra's midfield having made over 80 apperances - but he is understood to have shunned their offer of a new deal.
Roberts penned a three-year deal last summer but he looks unlikely to sign an extension with the interest in him growing.
The Trotters, Latics, Leicester, Plymouth, Ipswich and QPR are amongst the sides thought to have been impressed with Roberts in recent months.
The Chester-born youngster could now emerge as a target in the January transfer window - although Crewe would be loathe to lose one of their prize assets midway through the season.
However, Crewe are also only too aware of how they have lost the likes of Billy Jones and Michael Higdon for little or no money, after their contracts expired last summer.
