Bolton Wanderers January signing on Wigan Warriors background as preferred position pinpointed

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Kyle Dempsey is hoping to stake his claim as Bolton Wanderers' number 10 moving forwards as the January transfer window signing has lifted the lid on his rugby league past and how came through the ranks at Wigan Warriors.

The 26-year-old was the final acquisition in the dying moments of the January transfer window from Gillingham to become Bolton's seventh signing of the period as part of a squad tranformation.

Dempsey has since gone on to make seven appearances for Wanderers, which has coincided with the club's rise up the League One table which has got them in the conversations for the play-offs. READ MORE:Bolton Wanderers summer transfer window plans outlined as amount of business expected pinpointed The midfielder has started four games for Ian Evatt's side so far since moving at the end of January as part of the central midield trio employed by Wanderers.

He has sometimes been part of two in front of the defence, while at other times he has lined up in the number 10 role. Dempsey is relishing the chance of having more time in the number 10 role and wants to add more goals to his game, something he is excited at the prospect of in the squad which has been assembled.