Alex McLeish felt the full fury of Aston Villa's support as his side slumped deeper into trouble near the foot of the Premier League with a home defeat by fellow strugglers Bolton Wanderers.

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Sordell, 20, took just seconds to decide it was Bolton he wanted to sign for after they made a late bid to nab the Watford striker which matched an offer of £3.2million from City.  The Trotters had tabled a bid earlier in the day but were knocked back, then decided against pursuing the player after getting in touch with his old Vicarage Road chief, Cardiff boss Malky Mackay.  Mackay told them that the England Under-21 star was not ready for a switch to the Premier League, But then Wanderers discovered the Bluebirds had cheekily made their own offer and Trotters manager Owen Coyle immediately moved back in to match it. 

The New York Red Bulls announced today that Major League Soccer and English Premiership side, Bolton Wanderers FC, have agreed to a transfer fee for Red Bulls defender and United States National Team international Tim Ream. Ream has agreed to personal contract terms with Bolton, earned United Kingdom visa approval and passed a physical. The transfer terms are undisclosed.

“We are extremely happy for Tim. He has worked very hard since he joined Major League Soccer and became a Red Bull and we firmly believe that this opportunity will be beneficial to him and the Red Bulls. This was a difficult decision for us as a club, but at the end of the day, we could not turn down this opportunity to help Tim’s development as a player. 

Ivan Klasnic struck a late winner as Bolton came from behind to stun relegation-threatened Aston Villa.

Bolton Wanderers have completed the signing of former Aston Villa midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker.