Bolton Wanderers will need to up their performance levels to get anything out of their trip to Oxford United this weekend as Ian Evatt admits League One is an 'unforgiving' division this season.
Ian Evatt makes Jon Dadi Bodvarsson Bolton Wanderers goal prediction as transfer sacrifice made
21.01.2022 - 08:45 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Ian Evatt believes Jon Dadi Bodvarsson will score goals at Bolton Wanderers once he is fully integrated into their system as the striker made a financial sacrifice to help make his move from Millwall a reality.
The Iceland international has completed a move from the Championship side on a free transfer and put pen to paper on a 18-month-deal at the University of Bolton Stadium.
The 29-year-old becomes the fifth signing of the January transfer window for Bolton following the permanent acquisitions of Charles and Aaron Morley, as well as the loan signings of Marlon Fossey and James Trafford.
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He is available for this Saturday's clash against Shrewsbury Town and could make his debut in the encounter in Shropshire.
The striker does not boast the most prolific record in front of goal so far in England, with three goals in 48 games for Wolves, 16 strikes in 56 matches for Reading, and seven goals in 76 games for the Lions.
Evatt has addressed that and believes that Wanderers play a different style to Bodvarsson's previous teams, as well as pointing out this will be his first spell in League One and that he offers flexibility and options in the final third.
Evatt said: “We have managed to strengthen that department significantly and what Jon gives us is that he can play through the middle as a nine but also in the wide areas if we switch formations. We have that fluidity now.
“He is experienced at 29 and been an international footballer at the highest level for a long time now.
"People might well look at his goal record but what they need to understand is that he hasn’t played at this low a level before, and secondly that he
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