The Courier & Advertiser (Angus and Dundee)
Bolton boss interested in old pal Adam
Former Scotland star Charlie Adam is a transfer target for League Two outfit Bolton Wanderers, writes Marc Deanie.
The Trotters – relegated from English football’s third tier last season – are managed by the Dundee-born midfielder’s former Blackpool team-mate Ian Evatt.
And Evatt, 38, is weighing up a move for the 34-year-old, a free agent after leaving Reading this summer, to his squad for the 2020-21 campaign.
Last month the ex-rangers, Liverpool and Stoke star tipped his pal to be a success in management.
Adam said: “This is a wonderful opportunity for him. He deserves this opportunity for what he’s done at Barrow.
“Every management move is a gamble, especially with Bolton given the troubles they’ve had in the past. But they’re going to get a young manager, a hungry manager, someone different from the norm, playing a brand of football they’re probably not used to.
“From what I’m led to believe, he’s going to be given a blank canvas where he can get his own players in and that’ll be good for him because he’ll be able to implement his style and how he wants to play.
“His style will be playing out from the back, similar to how we played at Blackpool.
“He’ll be excited by this because it’s another step-up. The only reason Bolton are in League Two is because of the problems they’ve had before. But it’s a great club, a big club with good support.
“The expectation will be that they need to get promoted so there’s another added pressure for him.
“It’s a lot of pressure for him next season but I think he’ll be able to handle it, especially if he can get the right people around him in terms of the coaching staff.”
Adam has spent the last 11 and a half years in England since moving to Blackpool from Rangers in 2009.
He enjoyed eight seasons in the Premier League before spending his last two campaigns in the Championship, firstly with Stoke, then at Reading, for whom he made 27 appearances in 2019-20.