Middlesbrough have rejected a £6million bid from Bolton for defender Rhys Williams, Press Association Sport understands.
Wanderers have been on the versatile Australia international's trail for some time, and are now understood to have made their move.
However, npower Championship promotion contenders Boro are under no pressure to sell as manager Tony Mowbray attempts to guide them back into the Barclays Premier League.
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