Speculation over the future of experienced Bolton Wanderers defender David Wheater continues with the latest tweet by a journalist suggesting he is ‘talking’ with Oldham Athletic.
Alan Nixon is usually a reliable source of transfer information, and when asked if Oldham were interested in the former Premier League defender he claimed they were in talks.
https://twitter.com/reluctantnicko/status/1153220829657882624?s=20
This news comes after speculation linking the central defender to EFL newcomers Salford City went quiet after the thirty-two-year-old was spotted back in training at Bolton.
However, Bolton’s future remains uncertain, and Wheater is part of a group of players who released a statement last week claiming they hadn’t been paid for twenty weeks. Nixon suggests this is the reason for Wheater not surprisingly wanting to move on.
https://twitter.com/reluctantnicko/status/1153224313614589952?s=20
The experienced campaigner has been with Bolton for eight and a half years, making two hundred and thirty-eight appearances since his £2.3 million move from Middlesborough in 2011.
With his family settled in the area, Wheater’s prefered option was to stay at Bolton, but with the club in such a financial mess it is looking increasingly likely he will join the exodus of players leaving the University of Bolton Stadium, with a local destination likely.
Our View
Wheater could still do an excellent job on League One, so if Oldham manage to persuade him to drop to League Two, it would be a tremendous signing.
His wages will be high, but the Oldham owners do love ‘a name’, and this signing would fit the bill with Wheater once considered a future England centre half when he broke through at Middlesborough.
It would be a real coup if he ended up at Boundary Park.
