In January, Bolton Wanderers will hold out for the ideal addition.
After losing Dan Nlundulu for the next three months due to a hamstring injury, Ian Evatt is hoping to acquire another forward man on loan.
The Bolton News is aware that Niall Ennis of Blackburn Rovers may be of interest if he is made available at Ewood Park, although Joe Taylor of was not on the club’s shortlist.
After joining Rovers in the summer, former Plymouth Argyle striker Ennis has had difficulty finding consistent playing time, making only three starts in the Championship.
Ennis scored one of his 14 goals in all competitions for Argyle in a 2-0 victory over the Whites at Home Park last August, giving Bolton firsthand knowledge of his skill at the League One level.
Josh Onomah, a former Tottenham midfielder, is not presently on Wanderers’ radar and is not on trial with the team, it has also been revealed.
Evatt, who enquired about the 26-year-old after he left Fulham last year, is aware of the player, who is a free agent after leaving Preston North End in the summer.
Considering that Gethin Jones and Carlos Mendes Gomes will be away on international duty until the next month, Wanderers have not ruled out making additions in January.
Before the Bristol Street Motors Trophy game at Accrington yesterday morning, Evatt made a statement at the team’s Lostock training facility, saying the team was content to keep its goals a secret.
He declared, “From what I gather, the speculation is all wrong.”
“I’ve seen players mentioned that aren’t even on our roster. They surely aren’t now, but they might have been in the past.
“We just need to wait, be patient, and sit tight for the time being. We know what we want and who we want, but there’s always that domino effect in the January window.”
Under Evatt, Wanderers have had mixed results in Stanley, but they did win on both of their travels there the previous season, including the Papa Johns Trophy semifinal.
Even though tonight’s opponents were ultimately relegated to League Two, the Bolton manager anticipates a similarly intense match and, if feasible, will try to start a somewhat different lineup from the one that took on Luton Town in the FA Cup on Sunday afternoon.
He declared, “We have to be ready for it because it will always be a high-energy game.”
There are memories we have there, including a really bad one from a few years ago when we had maybe seven or eight healthy first team players, and it was undoubtedly not a fun evening.
The semi-final was excellent, as was the subsequent 3-2 comeback. But the game is always difficult.
“We know John Coleman’s teams are competitive, and after what happened last season, there’s a little extra motivation for them to beat us this time around.”
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