Gudjohnsen nears Bolton switch, while Heskey could also join Trotters
Neil Lennon expects Eidur Gudjohnsen to rejoin Bolton in time for the trip to Reading this weekend, while fellow veteran Emile Heskey could also sign for the Sky Bet Championship club if he impresses in training.
Former Chelsea and Barcelona forward Gudjohnsen, 36, enjoyed a stint with Wanderers between 1998 and 2000 before moving to Stamford Bridge and he has been back with Lennon's squad for almost a month now.
He played 90 minutes for the club's Under-21s on Monday and Lennon, short of experienced forwards since letting Jermaine Beckford join Preston on loan, revealed the former Iceland international is set to pen terms on a deal until the end of the season.
"I'm assuming everything's agreed," the Northern Irishman said.
"If there's any hold-ups it'll be a minor thing and I'm hoping to have him in the squad for the weekend."
Gudjohnsen could soon be joined be another 36-year-old after Lennon's former Leicester team-mate Heskey was invited to train with the Trotters this week.
The 62-cap England forward is a free agent having left Australia's Newcastle Jets and Lennon has granted Heskey a two-week trial period before deciding whether they will pursue a contract.
"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 added.
"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.
"If he has we'll look at it, if he hasn't we'll say, 'thanks for coming in but we're not going to pursue this'.
Former Chelsea and Barcelona forward Gudjohnsen, 36, enjoyed a stint with Wanderers between 1998 and 2000 before moving to Stamford Bridge and he has been back with Lennon's squad for almost a month now.
He played 90 minutes for the club's Under-21s on Monday and Lennon, short of experienced forwards since letting Jermaine Beckford join Preston on loan, revealed the former Iceland international is set to pen terms on a deal until the end of the season.
"I'm assuming everything's agreed," the Northern Irishman said.
"If there's any hold-ups it'll be a minor thing and I'm hoping to have him in the squad for the weekend."
Gudjohnsen could soon be joined be another 36-year-old after Lennon's former Leicester team-mate Heskey was invited to train with the Trotters this week.
The 62-cap England forward is a free agent having left Australia's Newcastle Jets and Lennon has granted Heskey a two-week trial period before deciding whether they will pursue a contract.
"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 added.
"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.
"If he has we'll look at it, if he hasn't we'll say, 'thanks for coming in but we're not going to pursue this'.
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