Only a couple of months of the season remain with the regular League One campaign set to come to a conclusion at the end of April.
29.01.2022 - 13:49 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Rotherham United boss Paul Warne believes Kieran Sadlier's move to Bolton Wanderers suits all parties and believes had the forward remained with the Millers getting limited game time then he would not have had the same player on his hands.
The 27-year-old has been on Wanderers' radar for some time and was a wanted man in the summer, but a move never came to fruition.
Now, though, Ian Evatt has got his man and Sadlier has put pen-to-paper on a two-and-a-half year contract at the University of Bolton Stadium after leaving Rotherham.
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He becomes the sixth signing of the January transfer window for Bolton and follows Dion Charles, Marlon Fossey, Aaron Morley, James Trafford and Jon Dadi Bodvarsson to Wanderers.
Sadlier racked up 20 appearances for the Millers this campaign, but was in and out of Warne's team, particularly when the Yorkshire side shifted to a 3-5-2 formation.
And Warne believes the player wanted more game time which the Millers boss could not guarantee him after the switch in formation and believes if Sadlier had stayed at Rotherham, then he would not have had the same player as before.
The move to Wanderers was driven by Sadlier more than Warne, but he believes the transfer suits all parties.
Speaking to the Rotherham Advertiser, Warne said: "Had I kept him beyond the window and then still played him one game in six, would I have had the same Kieran? I don't think I would have.
"I'm not saying he would have downed tools, I just don't if he'd have had the full level of motivation we need to get promoted. Sometimes you can see it in a player's eyes. 'Please, I just want to move on and play in a
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