Bolton Wanderers boss Ian Evatt says matters are progressing in the transfer window with signings in the offing for both the first team and B team,
08.05.2022 - 18:33 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Ian Evatt believes Bolton Wanderers 'limit the risk' associated with making signings in the transfer window and is hoping they can bring in more positive acquisitions after their January successes.
Wanderers made a total of seven signings in the last transfer window and many have been positives.
Dion Charles became the first player Wanderers had parted company with a transfer fee for since 2018 when he arrived from Accrington Stanley at the start of the year and scored eight goals in the second half of the campaign.
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Aaron Morley was recruited from Rochdale and has been an ever present and an impressive sight in central midfield since then, while Jon Dadi Bodvarsson scored seven goals after getting up to speed following his move from Millwall.
Kieran Sadlier too became more involved from the start of games as the season drew nearer to its conclusion, while Kyle Dempsey has featured but there is perhaps more to come from him after injuries have limited his time on the pitch.
James Trafford and Marlon Fossey arrived on loan from Manchester City and Fulham respectively and both impressed during their time at the club in the second half of the season, with Wanderers keen to have them back for the 2022/23 campaign.
Wanderers parted with transfer fees for the signings of Charles, Morley, Sadlier and Dempsey in January and the money outlayed has paid off and look to be valuable and worthwhile investments.
And Evatt has explained the work that goes into ensuring that the risk with recruitment is as limited as possible and make sure Wanderers get more hits than misses in the transfer market as he seeks further successes this summer to build on the
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