Cahill passes Chelsea medical

After days of negotiations over the Bolton Wanderers centre-back's terms, the deal now looks a formality after the medical at the London club's training ground earlier on Saturday.

"Gary passed his medical and should be our player soon," Villas-Boas was quoted as saying by the BBC after his side's 1-0 defeat of Sunderland which consolidated fourth place.

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