Charlie Adam tips former Blackpool teammate Ian Evatt to be a big hit with Bolton Wanderers

Evatt makes the move to the University of Bolton Stadium after winning the National League title with Barrow.

The 38-year-old will now be tasked with sealing Bolton’s return to the third tier at the first attempt after Keith Hill was unable to keep the Trotters in League One following the club’s points deduction.

Adam, who played alongside Evatt between 2009 and 2011, believes the former defender has every chance of success.

“This is a wonderful opportunity for him,” he told BBC Radio Manchester.

“He deserves this opportunity for what he’s done at Barrow.

“Every management move is a gamble, especially with Bolton given the troubles they’ve had in the past.

“But they’re going to get a young manager, a hungry manager, someone different from the norm, playing a brand of football they’re probably not used to.

“From what I’m led to believe, he’s going to be given a blank canvas where he can get his own players in and that’ll be good for him because he’ll be able to implement his style and how he wants to play.

“His style will be playing out from the back, similar to how we played at Blackpool.

“He’ll be excited by this because it’s another step-up. The only reason Bolton are in League Two is because of the problems they’ve had before.

“But as a club it’s a great club, a big club with good support.

“The expectation will be that they need to get promoted so there’s another added pressure for him. It’s a lot of pressure for him next season.

“But I think he’ll be able to handle it, especially if he can get the right people around him in terms of the coaching staff.”