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Wanderers are in a hurry to join the January sales – but Neil Lennon admits his spending money will be limited.
The Whites boss desperately needs attacking reinforcements after losing Chung-Yong Lee to the Asia Cup, and the likes of Mark Davies, Joe Mason and Max Clayton to injury in recent weeks.
Celtic’s Kris Commons and Manchester United youngster Nick Powell are two of the players on Lennon’s short-list, although neither deal is straightforward.
Middlesbrough have reportedly emerged as an alternative option for Powell, while the club must wait until tomorrow before opening talks with Commons – initially about a pre-contract.
Should Wanderers secure an agreement they would also be in a better bargaining position to sign him on loan, or for a cash fee, for the rest of this season.
Celtic remain in talks with the former Nottingham Forest and Derby County star but have only offered him a one-year deal to stay at Parkhead.
Lennon is anxious to have someone on board by the time his side face Leeds United in their next Championship game on January 10.
“We need to get our skates on,” he told The Bolton News.
“We are patching players up, playing them out of position, it is only going to get harder.
“We’ve had some real bonuses, particularly with Josh Vela, who has been excellent.
“I know we’ve got a decent sized squad but we need to bring some quality in to augment what we already have if we’re to make a serious fist of making the play-offs.”
Lennon is focusing on loan deals for now with no cash available for outright signings.
The manager admits some players could be allowed to leave in the window to generate funds but insists he has yet to receive a solid offer for anyone.
“The situation right now is that we haven’t got any money to spend, only what we generate from selling players,” he said.
“At the minute there hasn’t been any real interest. I haven’t really had a phone call about any of the players but I’m sure that will change.
“I think it will be a busy few days. If clubs don’t want to let their players out we’ll have to be as persuasive as we can, I suppose. That’s the area we find ourselves in.
“We have to be clever with Bosmans, loans, then if we get a bit of money in we can try and use it wisely.
“I’d definitely rather players come in than go out, put it that way. We do look a little bit light at the moment in certain areas of the squad.”
Although Wanderers lost for the first time since October on Sunday, Lennon is confident they will bounce back quickly.
“It won’t faze us,” he said. “It was a good unbeaten run we were on but we’ll just have to go on another one now.”
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The Whites boss desperately needs attacking reinforcements after losing Chung-Yong Lee to the Asia Cup, and the likes of Mark Davies, Joe Mason and Max Clayton to injury in recent weeks.
Celtic’s Kris Commons and Manchester United youngster Nick Powell are two of the players on Lennon’s short-list, although neither deal is straightforward.
Middlesbrough have reportedly emerged as an alternative option for Powell, while the club must wait until tomorrow before opening talks with Commons – initially about a pre-contract.
Should Wanderers secure an agreement they would also be in a better bargaining position to sign him on loan, or for a cash fee, for the rest of this season.
Celtic remain in talks with the former Nottingham Forest and Derby County star but have only offered him a one-year deal to stay at Parkhead.
Lennon is anxious to have someone on board by the time his side face Leeds United in their next Championship game on January 10.
“We need to get our skates on,” he told The Bolton News.
“We are patching players up, playing them out of position, it is only going to get harder.
“We’ve had some real bonuses, particularly with Josh Vela, who has been excellent.
“I know we’ve got a decent sized squad but we need to bring some quality in to augment what we already have if we’re to make a serious fist of making the play-offs.”
Lennon is focusing on loan deals for now with no cash available for outright signings.
The manager admits some players could be allowed to leave in the window to generate funds but insists he has yet to receive a solid offer for anyone.
“The situation right now is that we haven’t got any money to spend, only what we generate from selling players,” he said.
“At the minute there hasn’t been any real interest. I haven’t really had a phone call about any of the players but I’m sure that will change.
“I think it will be a busy few days. If clubs don’t want to let their players out we’ll have to be as persuasive as we can, I suppose. That’s the area we find ourselves in.
“We have to be clever with Bosmans, loans, then if we get a bit of money in we can try and use it wisely.
“I’d definitely rather players come in than go out, put it that way. We do look a little bit light at the moment in certain areas of the squad.”
Although Wanderers lost for the first time since October on Sunday, Lennon is confident they will bounce back quickly.
“It won’t faze us,” he said. “It was a good unbeaten run we were on but we’ll just have to go on another one now.”
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