Ian Evatt's Bolton Wanderers squad admission as transfer window approach outlined for summer

Ian Evatt believes there is no wastage whatsoever in the Bolton Wanderers squad as he reinforced the message that the League One club will walk away from future transfer deals for players if the money they would have to commit exceeds their valuation.

Wanderers are seeking to make a promotion charge in earnest in the upcoming campaign. They finished ninth in the previous season and want to build on that with their sights set on the top six.

So far there have been three acquisitions made this summer. Jack Iredale has been signed up on a permanent basis following his release by Cambridge United, while James Trafford has returned from Manchester City on loan for another season, and Conor Bradley has been signed up for the campaign from Liverpool.

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Wanderers have adopted a quality over quantity approach in terms of signings this summer. This has been down to the work done in the January transfer window where seven players were captured, five of which were on permanent deals.

That has completed changed the face of the squad and made it fit for purpose to challenge for the higher echelons of League One. Evatt beleives the January business means there is now no wastage in the squad and the incomings from earlier this year means there is continuity on that front.

Evatt says Wanderers have missed out on a couple of transfer targets this summer and is something that they are experiencing for the first time since he arrived at the club in 2020. But patience will be used to bring in future targets as Wanderers are willing to walk away from deals if the valuation exceeds what they deem to it be worth.

He said: “It shows how far