For all the latest news from in and around Bolton, sign up for the free MyBolton newsletter Bolton Wanderers boss Ian Evatt believes that the Whites stand a much better chance of signing Oladapo Afolayan and Declan John on a permanent basis in the summer if they gain promotion this season.
The Whites have put themselves in contention to be a League One club next season after a 14 match unbeaten run from late January took them from 19th in the table to the play-offs.
That sequence came to an end on Easter Monday with defeat at the hands of Newport County. But Wanderers are still just outside the top three and the automatic promotion places on goal difference alone, behind Tranmere Rovers.
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