HULL CITY defender Akin Famewo has sealed a permanent switch to Championship newcomers Bolton Wanderers.

The former Sheffield Wednesday player has headed across the Pennines for an undisclosed fee.

Famewo is one of several of the Tigers’ fringe players expected to move on this summer as the East Yorkshire outfit recruit a new intake of players in an attempt to make themselves a competitive force in the Premier League.

The likes of Kasey Palmer – who also has active interest- Abu Kamara, linked with a move to Portsmouth, Enis Destan, Abdus Omur, Thimothee Lo-Tutala and David Akintola are also set to move on.

Hull City defender Akin Famewo has joined Bolton Wanderers. (Image George Wood/Getty Images)

placeholder image — Hull City defender Akin Famewo has joined Bolton Wanderers. (Image George Wood/Getty Images)

Mason Burstow, who enjoyed a productive loan season at Bolton last term, is also likely to head out in the close season.

A significant exit on Tuesday night saw Ivor Pandur complete a £6m move to Glasgow Rangers. Jack Butland is coming the other way with a switch likely to confirmed shortly.

Kyle Joseph’s £5m transfer to Middlesbrough is also being processed and likely to be confirmed shortly.

Famewo, 27, joined City at the start of the 2025-26 season following his release by the Owls and made 17 appearances in the club’s promotion campaign.

Hull City head coach Sergej Jakirovic (Image: Jonathan Gawthorpe)

He netted in the 3-0 win at Preston earlier in the new year.

Born in Lewisham, Famewo made 13 appearances for his first club Luton Town and featured 12 times on loan at Grimsby Town before joining Norwich City in January 2019.

Making one Premier League appearance for the Canaries, he enjoyed three loan spells away from Carrow Road, playing 13 games for Scottish side St Mirren, followed by two stints with Charlton Athletic.

The centre-half featured regularly for the Addicks across the 2020/21 and 2021-22 campaigns, making 62 appearances, before joining Wednesday permanently in July 2022.