Past Championship transfer links illustrates Bolton Wanderers success for summer blueprint
25.05.2022 - 15:05
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Bolton Wanderers reshaped their squad in the January transfer window to make it more fit for purpose to challenge at the summit of League One in the future.
Players went out of the door. Eoin Doyle, who had fired the goals to see Wanderers earn promotion out of League Two, returned home to his native Ireland to play for St Patrick's Athletic, combining it with a scouting role for his former employers to eye the best talent in the Irish top flight.
Former skipper Antoni Sarcevic had already departed the club towards the end of October. He made a shock move to Stockport County which has been a success after the Hatters were promoted back to the EFL after an absence of more than 10 years.
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Both left gaps in the squad which required filling and Wanderers did just that in January. The two players who perhaps most likely fill those voids bookended the club's business at the beginning of 2022.
Dion Charles became the first player Bolton had shelled out a transfer fee for since 2018 when Josh Magennis moved from Charlton Athletic. His signing was announced on New Year's Day when the transfer window opened as Ian Evatt's side wasted no time at all in adding reinforcements.
Charles had been out of action at previous club Accrington Stanley since September as question marks surrounded his future. His now former boss John Coleman claimed there was a 'Mexican stand-off' in a contract dispute with the Northern Ireland international.
The striker would have been out of contract this summer and available on a free transfer. But Wanderers made the move to pay a six-figure fee for Charles to get him to the University of Bolton Stadium and
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