Danny Shittu will see the season out at Bolton Wanderers Football Club.

Birmingham City failed with a loan bid for the defender last week, after it appeared they had previously been offered the services of the player.

However, Bolton manager Gary Megson insists Shittu has never been up for grabs, and the 28-year-old will stay at the Reebok Stadium.

"Any definitive statement on our players will come from this football club, not from other people," Megson told The Bolton News.

"Danny will be here for the rest of the year, he won't be allowed to go out on loan, and he'll play his part between now and the end of the season.

"That's the same with everyone. To be perfectly fair there was one stage where Danny was particularly unhappy and was wanting to go out on loan.

"That may still be the case. But my view changes as our circumstances change. We're now in a position where we have 12 games left.

"So nobody will be doing anything that doesn't suit Bolton Wanderers. And Danny Shittu going out on loan won't suit Bolton Wanderers."