UNPAID BOLTON PLAYERS EYE EXIT

FED-UP Bolton players are seeking a January move away from the Championship crisis club as its financial turmoil continues. Wages were unpaid last week and

Sportsmail understands several unhappy first-teamers have told their agents to try to find them new clubs. As reported last week, an email was sent to staff saying it had not been possible to pay all last month’s wages, with playing and coaching staff being told they would have to wait. Senior players were later told the issue would be resolved by tomorrow. It also emerged that manager Phil Parkinson and his staff had not had their bonuses for keeping the club in the Championship last season. Last summer, some players boycotted a friendly against St Mirren in an effort to ensure their bonuses were paid — an issue resolved with help from the Professional Footballers’ Association. A source said: ‘There is a feeling now among some players that enough is enough. A number have asked their agents to find them moves away. They are sick of being let down.’ According to 2017 accounts for parent company Burnden Leisure, Bolton paid £525,000 to owner Ken Anderson via his own company, Inner Circle Sports and Media, for ‘consultancy fees’ and £125,000 to a company owned by a member of his family for ‘consultancy services’. Bolton declined to comment yesterday.