Ricardo Santos clarifies Bolton Wanderers contract talks stance and verdict on Plymouth Argyle

Bolton captain Ricardo Santos has clarified that he is not trying to stall talks over a new deal at Wanderers and insists he will sit down in the summer with Ian Evatt to discuss it properly as he focuses on the remainder of the season for now.

The 26-year-old is under contract at Wanderers until the summer of 2023 after putting pen to paper on fresh terms last season.

He 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.

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

Santos, who joined Wanderers in the summer of 2020, has played 87 games for Bolton so far but not scored yet for Wanderers.

Evatt has revealed he has spoken to Santos about him extending his time at the club as Wanderers seek to keep the defender at Wanderers for the long-term.

Recently, Santos has said that he is focusing on the rest of the season and that he does not want to rush into any decisions, though he stressed that he is happy at Wanderers and does not want that to be misinterpreted that he is stalling on making a choice.

The defender says he will sit down with boss Evatt and his agent in the summer to have proper discussions as he admits he would 'love' to stay and hopes the talks will be positive in the months to come.

He said: “It is still early stages. I think people got confused with what I was saying last time – I wasn’t trying to stall a contract, I just wanted to concentrate and focus on the games I had coming up.

“The next two months is