Charlton Athletic have announced the signing of Rhoy Wiggins from AFC Bournemouth. The transfer fee paid by the Addicks to the Cherries was not announced by either club, but sources have it to be somewhere in the £250,000 range. Wiggins has signed a three year contract with Charlton and becomes their ninth acquisition of the summer window.
Welsh U-19 international Wiggins handed in a transfer request at Bournemouth over six months ago and was the subject of interest from several rival clubs. Watford also had their bid accepted but the Hornets’ quest to acquire Wiggins was hijacked by a late bid from Charlton.
Bournemouth boss Eddie Mitchell said that he was relieved to see the Wiggins transfer saga end, adding that it had been pretty obvious that the young defender would not turn out for the Cherries in the forthcoming 11/12 season.
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