Former Nottingham Forest transfer target Dion Charles has swapped League One sides in a move from Accrington Stanley to Bolton Wanderers.
The 26-year-old Blackpool academy graduate had been linked with a move to the City Ground last summer when ex-Reds boss Chris Hughton had hoped to improve his attacking options.
Charles, a Northern Ireland international, had been a target for a host of clubs last summer including Rotherham, Derby County, Cardiff City, Huddersfield Town, Hull City and Forest.
He scored 20 goals for Stanley last season and was one of the highest scorers in League One with only four others scoring more.
Since joining Stanley in 2019 he has scored 30 goals in 97 appearances; however, he has not played since October.
He makes the move from Stanley to Bolton for a "six figure-fee".
Bolton boss Ian Evatt told the Trotters' club website: “Dion is a player I’ve been aware of for a long, long time.
"He dropped into non-league but has proved and fought and got his way back into the system and into League One and scored a hatful of goals for Accrington last season.
"He was touted to have some really big money moves which, fortunately for us, didn’t come off.
“We have managed to get him over the line and bring him in as one of the first players we’ve paid money for in a long time, which is a huge statement of where this club is right now and credit must go to the board, investors and Sharon and everyone who has played a part in that."
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