Arsenal agrees to sign Rob Holding from Bolton on long-term contract
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With Bolton Wanderers since the age of eight, Rob Holding is leaving the only club he's ever known.
On Friday, Arsenal agreed to sign Holding from Bolton on a long-term contract, as the 20-year-old defender joined the Gunners for a fee that is reportedly in the region of £2 million.
(Courtesy: Arsenal)
Holding won the Bolton Wanderers Player of the Year award for the 2015-16 season following a campaign in which he broke into the club's first team and made 30 appearances. Capable of playing as both a centre-back and full-back, the youngster was a bright spot in a brutal crusade that saw Bolton finish dead last in the Championship and get relegated to League One.
Rob Holding: Made at least 18 more interceptions (84) than any other U21 player in the Championship last season pic.twitter.com/377upgM8H5
— WhoScored.com (@WhoScored) July 22, 2016
Bolton was quick to thank Holding for everything he gave to the club over the course of 12 years.
Everyone at #BWFC would like to thank @RobHolding95 for his efforts during his time with the club, and wish him well in his future career.
— Bolton Wanderers FC (@OfficialBWFC) July 22, 2016