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Bolton complete deal for Croatian striker
1 Sep 2009Bolton have completed the signing of Croatia international striker Ivan Klasnic.
The 29-year-old moves to the Reebok Stadium from Nantes on a season-long loan deal.
Bolton boss Gary Megson said: "Ivan is a player who we have been tracking for quite a while.
"His goalscoring record is very good and he has an excellent pedigree at international level with Croatia and domestically in Europe."
Having built his reputation at St Pauli, Klasnic moved to Werder Bremen where he stayed for seven seasons.
The Hamburg-born striker helped Werder win the Bundesliga title in 2004 and scored five goals in the group stages of the Champions League the following season.
He has also scored 11 times for Croatia in 35 appearances.
