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John McDougall

Who is Jon Dadi Bodvarsson? Millwall striker linked with Bolton Wanderers transfer

Bolton Wanderers have had a productive January transfer window so far with several additions made already.

Dion Charles and Aaron Morley have joined on permanent deals from Accrington Stanley and Rochdale respectively.

The loan market has also been utilised with Marlon Fossey and James Trafford arriving from Fulham and Manchester City respectively for the remainder of the League One campaign.

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Ian Evatt spoke earlier in the transfer window of creating Bolton Wanderers 2.0 as the squad which won promotion to League One is augmented and that is well on the way with the business done so far.

But more acquisitions are being sought with central midfield and the striking departments the areas where reinforcements are being targeted.

In the striking department, Jon Dadi Bodvarsson is said to be the player Wanderers have targeted, with negotiations over a move between Millwall and Bolton said to have 'progressed', according to London News Online.

Bodvarsson is out of contract at the Den this summer and is out of favour at Gary Rowett's side, having played just once for the Championship club this season.

So who is Bodvarsson, the striker who could be on the move to Wanderers?

Bodvarsson, 29, began his career in Iceland with hometown club Selfoss and scored 17 goals in 64 appearances between 2009 and 2012.

He later moved to Norwegian side Viking and scored 23 goals in 92 games for the club.

Following three seasons in Norway's top flight spanning from 2012 to 2015, Bodvarsson joined Kaiserslautern in 2016, scoring twice in 15 games for the club, which was in the German second division at the time.

In the summer of 2016, Bodvarsson made his first move to England by joining Wolves on a three-year deal.

After scoring three times in 48 games for the Molineux club, he was sold after a year to Reading.

Over two campaigns with the Royals, the striker found the back of the net 16 times in 56 games.

He joined Millwall in the summer of 2019 and has scored seven goals in 76 games for the Lions, with the vast bulk of those matches coming in his opening two seasons with the club.

On the international front, Bodvarsson has collected 62 caps for Iceland and scored four goals, after making his debut in 2012.

He has played three times versus England, including the Euro 2016 last 16 clash which Iceland won 2-1 and spelled the end of Roy Hodgson's tenure as Three Lions boss.

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