Source: Team_Talk
Trotters snap up Spanish starlet
olton have signed Benfica's Spain Under-19 international striker Rodrigo Moreno on a season-long loan.[LNB] The 19-year-old moved to Portugal from Real Madrid last month as part of the deal that took Angel di Mario to Bernebeu but he has already departed the Estadio da Luz.[LNB]Rodrigo joins former team-mate Marcos Alonso, who moved to Wanderers at the end of July, at the Reebok Stadium.[LNB]"We watched Rodrigo play alongside Marcos in the Real Madrid B team last season and we were obviously interested in signing the two of them," said Bolton assistant boss Sandy Stewart to the club's official website.[LNB]"He went to Benfica as part of the Angel di Maria deal but we still chased his signature and now we are delighted to eventually get him to our football club.[LNB]"We are looking forward to working with him and we are confident that he will bolster what is already a strong squad of players.[LNB]"He is a quick, exciting young player who can play upfront and in wide positions. Hopefully the fans will really take to him.[LNB]"Like Marcos, he will take a period of time to bed in because he will be playing in a different country, but we are very confident that he will have a successful time here."[LNB]Rodrigo admits manager Owen Coyle played a big part in his loan to the Reebok Stadium.[LNB]He is now looking forward to gaining some experience in the Premier League.[LNB]"I'm very excited at making such a big step in coming to the best league in the world," he said.[LNB]"The manager has known about me for a long time and because he has been pushing for a transfer to bring me here then it motivates me a lot.[LNB]"I want to give back to the club all the confidence that they have shown in me so I'm going to do my best to help the team to reach their objectives.[LNB]"I'm very much impressed with the stadium and the training ground. I already knew that Bolton are well established and respected in the Premier League but now I have an even better idea of how big a club this is.[LNB]"I want to thank everyone at the club for helping this transfer become possible and I'm looking forward to next Monday when I get the chance to meet all the players and start work."[LNB]Moreno will link up with former Real club-mate Marcos Alonso at the Reebok.[LNB]"I played with Marcos last season - he is a great player and a great friend of mine," he added.[LNB]"Hopefully he will help me adapt to the English way of life because he has been here a month already."
