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BAGGIES LAND MEITE IN £2M DEAL
Meite - joins Baggies.
West Brom have completed the £2million signing of defender Abdoulaye Meite from Bolton.
The Ivory Coast international passed a medical this afternoon before agreeing a three-year contract with the Barclays Premier League new boys.
The fee for the 27-year-old could rise to £2.5million with performance-related add-ons, while the Baggies also have the option to retain his services for a fourth year.
Meite, who was also wanted by Hull, becomes Albion manager Tony Mowbray's eighth signing of the summer following the arrivals of Gianni Zuiverloon, Marek Cech, Scott Carson, Roman Bednar, Luke Moore, Do-heon Kim and Graham Dorrans.
He was a regular for the Trotters for a season and a half after joining from Marseille two years ago, but the arrival of Gary Cahill from Aston Villa in January limited his opportunities in the first team.
In all he made 56 league appearances for Bolton without ever finding the net.
The Paris-born centre-half, who can also play at full-back, came to prominence after joining Marseille in 2001 and played for the French giants in the Champions League and UEFA Cup.
He also featured for the Ivory Coast at the 2006 World Cup and is a veteran of two African Nations Cups.
