Ricardo Santos breaks silence on Bolton Wanderers new contract talks as season message sent

Bolton skipper Ricardo Santos is purely focused on the rest of the League One campaign and it putting any thoughts about his future on the back burner but is happy at Wanderers.

The 26-year-old has been a standout player for Wanderers in Evatt's time as manager, playing every single game of the club's promotion campaign out of League Two last season.

He has again impressed this campaign and was installed as Bolton captain following the departure of Antoni Sarcevic in October to Stockport County.

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Santos signed a contract extension last year which has tied the defender down to Wanderers until the summer of 2023.

Ian Evatt has confirmed Wanderers have started to speak to Santos and his representatives over extending his time at the University of Bolton Stadium even further.

Santos says that he does not want to rush into making any decisions right now, though, and is purely focussed on the remainder of the season, but that he is happy at Wanderers .

He said: “He (Evatt) pulled me to one side and says he wants me to stay.

“At the moment I am focussing on this season. I have still got a year left and I don’t want to rush into anything. This is where I am at the moment and I am happy to be here.

"I am only worried about the games we have got coming up.”

Santos recently became a father for the second time as his new son Caio was born last week, who is keeping him up a bit at night due to being a new arrival as well as being a dad to another three-year-old boy.

The defender was back in action over the weekend in the 2-0 loss on the road to MK Dons after missing the midweek victory over Lincoln City.

And with 11 games left to