YOURI Djorkaeff believes signing for Wanderers will provide the perfect stage to re-establish his international credentials.

Djorkaeff, who has scored 28 goals in 78 games for France, has figured in only one of the last five internationals but is determined to regain his place in Roger Lemerre's World Cup plans.

The attacking midfielder was a key ingredient in their World Cup and European Championship-winning sides of 1998 and 2000 respectively and believes his return to the French squad is a matter of when, not if.

"I can now say, I will be there for the next one," Djorkaeff said confidently after joining the Reebok ranks in the biggest transfer coup in Wanderers' history. "This move changed everything for me.

"There will not be anyone to interfere between me and Les Bleus.

"It was very important for me to have Lemerre's trust, he left me time to negotiate and get myself out of this difficult situation.

"This is such a relief for me."

Djorkaeff, happy to have finally persuaded Kaiserslautern to free him from his contract, reckons a relegation fight will give him the edge he needs to get back in Lemerre's squad.

"It is even better if they (Bolton) are not well placed. "It will be a true challenge for me. We will have three months to fight for survival and all the games will be important.

"I am going to be back to the pace very quick."

An ankle injury and a clash of personalities with coach Andy Brehme made for a difficult season at Kaiserslautern for Djorkaeff.

Having not played in a competitive match since October 27, Djorkaeff has been lobbying for a move but decided to get tough when Kaiserslautern said he could only leave for a big fee.

Calling a press conference, he warned the Bundesliga club's bosses that, if they continued to stand in his way, he would "dish the dirt"

"It was very complicated, Kaiserslautern denied there was a press conference," Djorkaeff explained. "So I went to see the president at 1.30pm and told him: 'We do this press conference together or I pour out everything (about Kaiserslautern).'

"He did not think long when he saw my determination. At 3.30pm I was told about my liberation. Two hours were nothing after waiting for six months."

By midnight Djorkaeff was a Bolton player.