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Bolton Wanderers have released Alex Baptiste, Andrew Tutte, Liam Gordon, Nathan Delfouneso and Liam Edwards at the end of the 2021-22 season.

Baptiste, Tutte, Gordon and Delfouneso all helped Wanderers to win promotion from League Two in 2020-21.

Delfouneso made 20 appearances for the club this season before joining Bradford City on loan in February.

Meanwhile, Xavier Amaechi, who joined on a season-long loan from Hamburg, will return to the German side.

The club have offered a new deal to defender Adam Senior, 20, who has played seven senior games, and opted to keep goalkeeper Luke Hutchinson and forward Finlay Lockett.

Goalkeeper Matty Alexander, striker Jay Fitzmartin and defender Reiss Greenidge will also leave the club after the Trotters finished the season in ninth in League One.

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St Pauli have signed Bolton forward Dapo Afolayan for an undisclosed fee.

The 25-year-old scored 16 goals in 87 league appearances for Wanderers after initially joining on loan from West Ham in January 2021.

St Pauli are 15th in the 18-team German second division, which returns after a two-month break on Friday.

"He played a big part in our climb back up the league placings and created a lot of special memories," Bolton boss Ian Evatt told the club website.