BOLTON Wanderers manager Ian Evatt is tipping Shola Shoretire to add spice to the side’s attack in the second half of the season.
The teenager with Nigerian heritage joined the League One club on loan for the rest of the season from Manchester United yesterday, and Evatt believes he can inspire Bolton to the playoffs.
The 18-year-old already has first-team experience in the Premier League with Manchester United and can play across the forward line.
Evatt feels the arrival of Shoretire will bring an extra attacking option to a side sitting fifth in League One following a six-match unbeaten league run.
“It offers us something different. We need different things to win different football matches, especially when teams are in that low block,” Watt told the Bolton website.
“We need someone that can receive centrally, win a one-v-one duel and create, whether it be a pass or a cross or a finish.
“We feel Shola can do that so I’m very excited to have him here.”
Shoretire could make his Bolton debut against Derby County tomorrow and Evatt said he had been monitoring the youngster for some time.
“He’s a player I’ve been aware of and admired for a long time. We’ve worked extremely hard to get him here,” he added.
“Getting any young player who is as highly thought of as Shola is and around Manchester United’s first team isn’t going to be easy.
“But Manchester United trust us with what we’re doing and have seen what’s happened with Conor Bradley and James Trafford, for instance.
“We’re delighted to have him and I’m really looking forward to working with him.”
Bolton, Austin Jay Jay Okocha’s former Premier League club, are currently fifth in the third tier and will earn a spot in the promotion playoffs if they finish in the top six positions.
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