Dion Charles could become Bolton Wanderers' first signing in the January transfer window.
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.
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And Wanderers are confirmed to be interested in signing the Northern Ireland forward next month and reports have suggested that a transfer fee of £300,000 will secure Charles' services.
Charles has scored 30 goals in 97 games for Stanley since joining the club in 2019, finding the back of the net 20 times for the East Lancashire side last term in a run of form which helped him to earn a call-up to Ian Baraclough's team.
And speaking after that happened in March of this year, Charles spoke about how he has gone about improving his game and perhaps what Wanderers fans can expect from him - exploiting weaknesses in opposition defenders and using that to arrive in the box at the right time, as well as taking tips from those who play in a similar way to him.
He told BBC Sport NI : "The key to the improvement in my game is from doing bits of research on teams and players I'm playing against, and figuring out how best to exploit their weaknesses.
"I use that to try and arrive in the box and get on the end of crosses more.
"I have tried to improve my game as much as possible by also watching clips of players who play a similar style to me and it is paying off. This season it has happened for me.
"It didn't work out at Fleetwood but when I went to Southport the manager there, Liam Watson, started playing me through the middle rather than out wide.
"I ended up getting a move to Accrington in League One and just kicked on from there. I've got a really good support network around me, people keep me grounded and that helps me a lot."
