Former Wanderers skipper Ricardo Santos is reportedly heading back to League One as Reading close in on his signature.
Santos left the Whites at the end of last season following a five-year stay at the Toughsheet Stadium.
He was a key part of the squad that won promotion from League Two and captained the side at Wembley as they beat Plymouth in the Vertu Trophy final.
The 30-year-old headed to Swansea after his Bolton exit but has only made one appearance off the bench in the Championship, having missed the start of the campaign due to injury.
It emerged last week that Santos likely to move clubs in the January window and there had been speculation over a potential reunion with Ian Evatt at Blackpool.
Now, the latest reports claim that Reading have agreed a fee to bring the towering centre-back to the Select Car Leasing Stadium.
The Royals currently sit ninth in the table under ex-Bolton defender Leam Richardson, who took over in October following Noel Hunt’s departure.
Wanderers head to Reading on Tuesday, February 17. The points were shared when the sides met up North in August following a 1-1 draw.
Meanwhile, the EFL have confirmed the start dates for the 2026/27 campaign with an interesting tweak.
The opening fixtures next season are the Carabao Cup first round ties, which will be played across the weekend of August 8.
The league campaign will get under way the following weekend for Championship, League One and League Two clubs.
This season, the League One and League Two seasons began a week earlier than in the second tier.
The new schedule means that there will be nearly a full month between the end of the World Cup – which has been expanded to 48 nations – and the start of the EFL campaigns.
The Premier League campaign does not kick off until the weekend of August 22 as a result of the extended tournament, which is being held across the United States, Mexico and Canada.
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