Bolton Wanderers 'proactive' and 'looking ahead' to January transfer window for both ins and outs

The Trotters head to Brunton Park over the weekend to take on the Cumbrians.

Wanderers manager believes there will be both incomings and outgoings at the University of Bolton Stadium next month, with Evatt previously believing the Trotters squad is 'three or four light'. There has been movement with players leaving the club already this month with full-back Liam Gordon heading out on loan to National League side Dagenham & Redbridge.

straight to your inbox every day for freeThe January transfer window is around the corner and Manchester United will be linked with a host of players as per usual.

Wanderers with a thigh injury since coming off early in the 3-0 victory against Southend United at the end of November.In that match, Tom White come on to replace Tutte. In the last four games, teenager George Thomason has filled the central midfield berth which has been left by Tutte's absence.

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Bolton Wanderers, boss Ian Evatt has confirmed that the Trotters have identified three or four areas where they can improve the squad over the course of the next month. Here, we take a look at each area of the Wanderers squad and where the Trotters might want to target reinforcements.

Wanderers took the decision to recall Thomason from his loan spell, partly down to the lockdown which meant the postponement of non-league football, but also the midfielder's form while at the Sir Tom Finney Stadium.He made his debut by coming off the bench in the Papa John's Trophy win over Newcastle United's under-21s.He was then handed his first start in League Two against Port Vale and has kept his position in central midfield for the matches against Walsall and Cheltenham Town.And Evatt

straight to your inboxMan City could sell exciting youngster Jayden Braaf in the January transfer window just a year after he signed a lengthy extension at the club.With the player left out of the last five Under-23s matches and promotion to the first team not seen as realistic any time soon, a move away as soon as next month is being explored as a solution to the current issue of the player and club not currently being on the same page.

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Wanderers brought in more than 20 new players as Evatt revamped the squad at the University of Bolton Stadium.The lower down the leagues one goes, the length of contracts tends to reduce with many players only signing one year deals. And Evatt believes in light of the coronavirus pandemic and the reduced funds in football as a result, players must work even harder to earn deals.

straight to your inboxManchester City are set to complete their second signing of the January transfer window with the purchase of Gremio midfielder Diego Rosa. The Blues have been tracking the 18-year-old for some time and have moved to secure a deal that sees them pay an initial fee of around £5.2m with the potential for it to rise all the way to £23m should he make the first team.

The Trotters are in a rich vein of form at present with five wins in their last quintet of matches in all competitions. This includes their last four in League Two, with the most recent being a 3-0 victory over Southend United at the University of Bolton Stadium.