Derry City boss Ruaidhri Higgins says new Bolton Wanderers defender Eoin Toal had ambitions 'for a few years' to play in England but believes the Candystripes got a 'fair enough deal' for the player.
The 23-year-old centre half became Bolton's fourth signing of the summer transfer window. He joins Jack Iredale as a permanent acquisition made this summer, along with Manchester City and Liverpool loanees James Trafford and Conor Bradley.
Toal has put pen to paper on a three-year-deal at the University of Bolton Stadium and joins for an undisclosed fee. After a first bid was turned down by the Candystripes, Wanderers were successful with a second approach for the former Northern Ireland under-21 international.
