Ian Evatt admits that Dion Charles is a player who Bolton Wanderers are interested in signing ahead of the January transfer window but says Anthony Hartigan is not on the club's radar.
Wanderers are set to be active in the January transfer window and are seeking reinforcements, with centre forward and central midfield among the areas which are in the spotlight.
Accrington Stanley striker Charles has been linked with Wanderers and reports have intensified of late which suggests Bolton are ramping up their interest.
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The 26-year-old is out of contract next summer and is currently not being considered for selection by Stanley at present as he has not put pen to paper on a fresh deal at the club in a 'Mexican stand-off' as described by Accrington boss John Coleman.
The Stanley boss has confirmed that Charles will be sold in the January transfer window, should an acceptable offer be made for the Northern Ireland international.
Evatt has now addressed the links that have been made between his club and Charles and confirmed the Accrington striker is a player Wanderers are aware of and would be of interest to Bolton.
He told the Manchester Evening News: “I don’t really like speaking about players who are attached to other football clubs. Dion is a player I am fully aware of – he was actually a youngster at Blackpool while I was a player there.
"Obviously he scored 20 odd goals for Accrington at this level last season. He’s a player we like of course, so that’s something that we are kind of interested in."
Another player that Wanderers have been linked with is AFC Wimbledon midfielder Hartigan, whose contract is also up next summer at present.
But Evatt has said the Wombles man is not on the club's radar right now ahead of the January transfer window, as the Bolton boss believes a strong shopping list has been drawn up as he bids to bolster the options he has at his disposal.
Evatt said: "In terms of Anthony, he’s not on our radar at the moment. We’ve got lots of options, lots of targets and we’re working our way through.
"Some are achievable, some aren’t – we’re just doing the best we can. We have some strong players on the list, some good options, and we’ll do our best to make sure we get them in."
