Gaizka Larrazabal did not feature in the goalless draw against Everton. The head coach told The Bolton News that it is not a clearance issue, as Larrazabal has his visa and everything is fine, and that he is physically not ready to play yet because he only joined on Thursday and has had no pre-season. Larrazabal has done his own training for the first three or four weeks of pre-season and is expected to be ready soon. The head coach described him as a good player who gives real competition in the right-back position, can play higher up the pitch if necessary, and has good goal and assist numbers from last year.

Gaizka Larrazabal has joined Bolton Wanderers on a free transfer as the sixth signing of the summer.

Gaizka Larrazabal, a 28-year-old Spanish right-back, will soon be officially announced as a Bolton signing. According to Transfermarkt, his current market value is €4.00m. He was also recently linked with Sampdoria.