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Bolton Wanderers have signed Crawley Town forward Klaidi Lolos for an undisclosed fee on a three-year contract.

The 23-year-old scored 13 goals in 46 League Two appearances last season as the Red Devils won promotion via the play-offs.

Lolos started his career with Plymouth before dropping into non-league with Torquay and Oxford City.

"He's a very talented boy. He's aggressive with and without the ball but also extremely technical," boss Ian Evatt told BBC Radio Manchester., external

"He will give us options in games because he can play in multiple positions really well.

"I think there's improvement to come but I think he's a young player with a journey that has made him hungry."

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Bolton Wanderers have signed midfielder Scott Arfield on a one-year deal.

The experienced 35-year-old has played in the top three divisions of the English Football League, the Scottish Premiership and most recently in Major League Soccer after joining Charlotte in 2023.

He was part of Sean Dyche's Burnley side who won the Championship in 2016 as well as winning the Scottish Premiership in 2021 under Steven Gerrard at Rangers.

“Scotty has obviously had a very good career and was playing in a Europa League final not so long ago," Bolton manager Ian Evatt told the club's website, external.

"He's been playing regularly in the MLS and is still able to do the job.

"He wants to help us on the pitch but also off it. That experienced voice away from the staff is really going to help us."

Arfield is the Trotters fourth summer signing.

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Bolton Wanderers have signed midfielder Jay Matete on a season-long loan from Championship side Sunderland as well as VfL Bochum defender Jordi Osei-Tutu on a two-year deal.

Matete, 23, has twice won promotion from League One during his career, once with Sunderland and more recently with Plymouth Argyle during a loan spell in 2023.

He spent part of last season on loan with Oxford United during the turn of the year and made six appearances for the club.

Meanwhile, former Arsenal trainee Osei-Tutu, 25, has joined for an undisclosed fee, having spent two years with Bochum.

Prior to his move to Germany, Osei-Tutu had loan spells with Cardiff City, Nottingham Forest and Rotherham United.

"We were interested in him [Matete] before he went to Sunderland, so we’re very excited to be working with him now," Bolton boss Ian Evatt said., external

"He has been with teams that have been promoted out of this league for the last three years, so he has good experience in knowing what it takes, and he brings a different profile and skillset to our other midfielders."

Evatt said of Osei-Tutu:, external "For us to take a player from the Bundesliga is great and it’s brilliant that he’s bought into our project.

"Hopefully, he can show everyone what he can do and be a massive success.”

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Bolton Wanderers have completed the signing of John McAtee on a three-year deal from Luton Town.

The forward becomes the eighth player to join the club this summer.

McAtee, 25, spent last season on loan in League One at Barnsley, where he scored 15 goals in 45 appearances.

"It’s a huge signing for us as we’ve had to fight off a lot of competition to get him," Bolton manager Ian Evatt told the club's website, external.

McAtee, whose younger brother James is at Manchester City, never played a game for Luton, after a previous spell on loan at Grimsby Town before his Barnsley stint.

But he will now be part of a Bolton squad looking for promotion after last season's play-off final defeat by Oxford United at Wembley.

They kick off their season away to Leyton Orient on Saturday (17:30 BST).