Bolton sign Turkish Messi

Midfielder Erhun Oztumer has signed a two-year deal with Bolton Wanderers following the expiry of his contract at Walsall. The 26-year old arrives at the Macron Stadium with some definite pedigree: as the top-scoring midfielder in the top four tiers over the past two seasons.

📈 Most league goals fr. 16/17 (MIDFIELDERs):
30⚽: @Erhun_A_Oztumer
29⚽: J Morris
28⚽: G Carey
25⚽: D Alli
24⚽: B Bodin, L Berry#BWFC @OfficialBWFC pic.twitter.com/5UrwNLNYls

— playmakerstats (@playmaker_EN) 13 de junio de 2018

Since 2016/17, Oztumer has scored 30 league goals, more than other leading midfield hotshots. such as  Josh Morris (Scunthorpe) and Graham Carey (Plymouth).

Nicknamed the 'Turkish Messi', Oztumer made the PFA’s League One 'Team of the Year' for both of the last two seasons - and big things will be expected of a playmaker who has come a long way since his non-league days with Dulwich Hamlet. 

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