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Wanderers have not given up hope of re-signing Sammy Ameobi on loan or landing a new striker before the end of the transfer window.
Saturday’s 2-1 defeat against Swindon Town brought concerns over Phil Parkinson’s attacking options to the fore once again.
The Whites remain hamstrung by a transfer embargo but are investigating a number of options to free space.
It is understood that loanee Keshi Anderson – who did not appear at all in the match-day squad against Swindon – could be moved out elsewhere for the second half of the season by his parent club Crystal Palace.
Cardiff’s Adam Le Fondre remains an option, although any additions would also have to be haggled with the Football League.
Until a place can be freed Parkinson is restricted by what he can do – but speaking to The Bolton News at the weekend he admitted there were plans in place to strengthen his squad.
“We are working on a number of situations and I’m hoping by the time the window closes that I can freshen up one or two areas of the team,” he said.
“I’ve explained we’re in a numbers situation. We need to move things around to be able to bring other players in. Obviously we are trying to do that.”
Ameobi was an unused sub in Newcastle’s 2-1 win over Brentford and has not featured for his parent club since returning to the North East on January 2.
Parkinson has been pleased with James Henry’s input since he took on the role on the right side of attack but would like to see Ameobi return as an option in his squad.
“The bottom line is that you are always going to miss a player of that quality,” he said. “James has done well, he hit the post and he had other chances to score.
“But it’s obvious that if you take a player like Sammy out of the squad, you’ll miss him somewhere down the line.”
Although defeat at home to Swindon – only Wanderers’ second in the league all season – meant they passed up an opportunity to close the gap on leaders Sheffield United, results elsewhere were kind.
“You can only say that’s a good thing from our point of view. But looking at our game – we should have had all three points,” he said.
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Saturday’s 2-1 defeat against Swindon Town brought concerns over Phil Parkinson’s attacking options to the fore once again.
The Whites remain hamstrung by a transfer embargo but are investigating a number of options to free space.
It is understood that loanee Keshi Anderson – who did not appear at all in the match-day squad against Swindon – could be moved out elsewhere for the second half of the season by his parent club Crystal Palace.
Cardiff’s Adam Le Fondre remains an option, although any additions would also have to be haggled with the Football League.
Until a place can be freed Parkinson is restricted by what he can do – but speaking to The Bolton News at the weekend he admitted there were plans in place to strengthen his squad.
“We are working on a number of situations and I’m hoping by the time the window closes that I can freshen up one or two areas of the team,” he said.
“I’ve explained we’re in a numbers situation. We need to move things around to be able to bring other players in. Obviously we are trying to do that.”
Ameobi was an unused sub in Newcastle’s 2-1 win over Brentford and has not featured for his parent club since returning to the North East on January 2.
Parkinson has been pleased with James Henry’s input since he took on the role on the right side of attack but would like to see Ameobi return as an option in his squad.
“The bottom line is that you are always going to miss a player of that quality,” he said. “James has done well, he hit the post and he had other chances to score.
“But it’s obvious that if you take a player like Sammy out of the squad, you’ll miss him somewhere down the line.”
Although defeat at home to Swindon – only Wanderers’ second in the league all season – meant they passed up an opportunity to close the gap on leaders Sheffield United, results elsewhere were kind.
“You can only say that’s a good thing from our point of view. But looking at our game – we should have had all three points,” he said.
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