Liverpool defender Charlie Hayes-Green has left for Bolton Wanderers.

The teen rejected a new deal tabled by the Reds to move to Bolton as a free agent.

"I had an amazing 13 years, I've had so many incredible experiences at the club, I learned so much, grew as a player and as a person off the pitch," he told the Liverpool Echo. "I'd just like to thank everyone on the journey who made it what it was because I had an incredible time there. But for me, it's time now to move onto Bolton, I thank everyone at Liverpool, but now my focus is on pre-season."

Hayes-Green added: “We were offered an extension and a contract but I felt the pathway, for me personally, wasn't there at Liverpool. I didn't feel like it was the right place for me to progress my career and Bolton have provided me with the type of opportunity to go on and hopefully kick on there.

“It was a tough decision because emotionally I've been at Liverpool my whole life, it's the team I grew up supporting so it was a tough decision.

"After speaking to my family and the people I trust around me, I felt like it was the right decision to move on and start a new chapter in my career. The pathway at Liverpool, I felt it was the right place for me to continue and improve.

"Fingers crossed, from what I've seen and from what I've felt Bolton is going to be the right place for me to progress."