Bolton boss Owen Coyle has been impressed with the way Gary Cahill has refused to be affected by the none-stop talk about his future.
The England international is in the last year of his contract and has been linked with the likes of Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City throughout the summer.
Coyle insists no bids have been received for the 25-year-old and it is business as usual for the player, while privately wishing for the transfer window to close.
The Wanderers boss pointed to Cahill's performance in last weekend's opening-day 4-0 victory at QPR, where he scored the first goal with a stunning 20-yard strike, as evidence of the centre-back's level-headedness.
"There is no foundation to the speculation and I have said to Gary there is nothing to be distracted about," said Coyle.
"He has to focus on what he does for Bolton; he gets well paid by the club and has a great contract and we have invested a lot of money in him after buying him from Aston Villa.
"He has shown that focus with his performances. If there was something concrete to happen then Gary would be the first to know.
"He knows the way I work as a manager, the relationship I have with him and you saw last week how focused he was.
"Aside from his defensive performance what he adds at set-plays and moving forward and the goal he scored is all credit to Gary Cahill and long may it continue.
"I have said before Gary has, I believe, the feet of a centre-forward even though he operates at the back. It was a world-class strike from a world-class player in the making."