WANDERERS are believed to have signed Hull defender Sam Ricketts.
Manager Gary Megson has beaten off competition from Portsmouth to land the Welsh international.
The 27-year-old underwent a medical at the Reebok and, barring any last-minute hitches, Bolton were due to announce their new arrival.
Ricketts, who has played 34 times for his country, looked set to join Pompey after snubbing a new contract at the KC Stadium - but the delay in Sulaiman Al-Fahim’s takeover at Fratton Park has allowed Megson to hijack the move.
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