GUDNI Bergsson is desperate to erase the memory of captaining the side to relegation, says his Icelandic compatriot and former team-mate Arnar Gunnlaugsson.

Veteran Bergsson was skipper of the side which went down in 1998 and Gunnlaugsson believes that has left him with some unfinished business, according to the Leicester City star.

He said: "He was also captain when the side got relegated and I know that he wants to erase that memory.

"Gundi is one of my best friends in football and I am looking forward to seeing him.

"He was due to go back into a career as a lawyer at the end of last season. But the temptation to come to the Premiership was too great, which was great news for Bolton."

Gunnlaugsson has had a patchy time at Leicester since leaving Wanderers in a £2million deal.

But he is now free of injury and looking to establish himself in the first team starting line-up.

While Leicester's fortunes are now closest to his heart, the former Wanderers fans' favourite still has a soft spot for the Reebok club.

"Bolton are a good club and I really enjoyed my time there. They have a good mixture of young and experienced players and I hope that they stay up - which has to be their aim at the start of the season."

Gunnlaugsson has also enjoyed his first injury free pre-season since going to Filbert Street, and now targets a first team midfield place as his aim for the coming term.

He added: "I definitely want to play in the midfield now. I was actually bought by Martin O'Neill as a midfielder but you need different fitness levels to play in that area of the park. In recent years that hasn't been the case with me but now I am back to my best I really want to have a crack at playing in my favourite position with Leicester City.

"I have had the super sub tag for the last couple of years now and I think it is time that I got rid of that."