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Transfer news: Bolton sign Eidur Gudjohnsen on deal until the end of the season

Eidur Gudjohnsen: The Icelander is poised to begin a second spell with Bolton Wanderers.
Image: Eidur Gudjohnsen has joined Bolton Wanderers.

Bolton have signed veteran striker Eidur Gudjohnsen on a deal until the end of the season.

The 36-year-old played 90 minutes for the club's U21s on Monday and Bolton boss Neil Lennon has signed the free agent ahead of Saturday's clash with Reading.

Bolton confirmed the news on their Twitter account saying: "BWFC have completed the signing of free agent Eidur Gudjohnsen on a deal until the end of the season."

Gudjohnsen played for Wanderers between 1998 and 2000 before moving to Chelsea. He has been training with Lennon's squad for almost a month.

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Image: Emile Heskey: Training with Bolton

The Icelander may soon be joined at the Macron Stadium by Lennon's former Leicester team-mate Emile Heskey, who was also invited to train with the Trotters this week.

Heskey, also 36, is a free agent after leaving Australia's Newcastle Jets and Lennon has granted him a two-week trial period before deciding whether they will pursue a deal.

"Emile is a free agent, I know him very well from my time at Leicester and he's another player we tried to sign in our time at Celtic," Lennon said.

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"He may be coming to the end of his career but he still has very good attributes.

“It's no-gamble stuff for us, we're just bringing him in and going to have a look over the next 10 days, two weeks - see if he's got something to offer."

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