Bolton Wanderers have confirmed the signing of George Johnston on a three-year deal.
The 22 year-old spent the second half of last season with Wigan Athletic on loan from Dutch side Feyenoord and the deal is poised to go through subject to international clearances.
He featured in 22 games and netted one goal for the Latics in the second half of their League One campaign as Leam Richardson's side avoided relegation to League One.
The Manchester-born left-sided defender progressed through Liverpool’s Academy structure, where he captained the Reds’ under 23s, before moving to the Netherlands in 2019 for a significant six-figure sum.
He is also a current Scotland under 21 international with eight caps to his name and can operate in the centre of defence and at left-back.
He becomes the second permanent addition Ian Evatt has made to the Bolton squad so far this summer, following the signing of Oladapo Afolayan after his successful loan spell in the second half of last season
Evatt said: “George is a player with a fantastic pedigree who came through the ranks at Liverpool before moving to Feyenoord two years ago.
“That he was willing to move away and play abroad in a different league at such a young age says a lot about his character.
“He came back for the second-half of last season and had a very successful loan spell at Wigan Athletic.
“He’s a very talented player for the future and we are delighted to have signed him.”
