Honeymoon already over for new signing Ream

Tim Ream has two objectives following his arrival in English football - to play well for Bolton and make amends with new wife Kristen for cancelling their honeymoon.

The day after the Reams had tied the knot, the New York Red Bulls player received a call from Trotters boss Owen Coyle asking him to travel to England to sort out his move to the Barclays Premier League.

A trip to Tahiti instead became a week in Bolton for the couple but Ream, who has signed for an undisclosed fee and penned a three-and-a-half-year deal, is in no doubt he made the right decision.

The 24-year-old said: "I was married for all of 24 hours when I got the phone call. The manager asked if I'd be willing to cancel the honeymoon and come to Bolton and honeymoon here.

"After much talk with the new missus, as much as we were disappointed that we had to pass up the trip, I think we both knew it was in our best interests. Hopefully it shows my commitment to being here and doing well here."

Ream admitted his wife was not entirely delighted with the news, adding: "I can't really repeat what she said. But her and I have talked and as long as we're together in whatever we do I think both of us will be happy. She wants the best for me and I just want her to be happy. If she says tomorrow she wants something then I guess I'll have to give it to her."