JOSH Dacres-Cogley believes he can be the perfect fit for Wanderers this season.

The pacy wing-back believes he has signed at the right time for Bolton, having stepped down from the Championship with Birmingham City to play in League Two with Tranmere Rovers for the last two seasons.

Ian Evatt kept tabs on his progress and moved to sign him as a free transfer at the end of his contract at Prenton Park.

Dacres-Cogley is confident he has stepped up not only to a level of football in which he can be comfortable but also a style of football which will bring out the best in him.

“Sometimes you have to take a step back, and I did that from Birmingham, went and proved myself again,” he said.

“I feel like I tried to do that at Tranmere and hopefully it pays off and I can do well here.

“I think speaking to the gaffer, how he wants the team to play, what he wants my role to be, I think it suited me down to a tee. It is a great opportunity to join this team and be successful.”

Dacres-Cogley played against Wanderers early last season and went on to feature in every minute of every league game for Tranmere.

He is keen to return to Championship level, where he played 23 times after coming through the ranks at Birmingham. And having seen Evatt’s side up close, he is sure Bolton is the right place to match his ambition.

“I watched the play-offs and played against Bolton early on in the season in the Papa Johns, so I knew what the team was about and that is what drew me to it,” he said.

“I know the way they play and that they are a club on the up, so it is perfect for me to come in, try and help and get that next achievement.”

Wanderers have shelved their interest in Bristol City wing-back Kane Wilson and are now pursuing other targets.

Reports down south claim the Robins are confident there will be enough interest from elsewhere to move Wilson on even though they could not strike a deal with Bolton.

Meanwhile, former Wanderers midfielder Matt Taylor was set to be appointed as manager of League One rivals Shrewsbury Town, as we went to press.

The 41-year-old had coaching experience at Tottenham after taking a caretaker post at Swindon in 2018. He then spent nearly a year in charge at Walsall before leaving the Midlands club in February 2022.

Taylor succeeds Steve Cotterill, who left Shrewsbury this summer after two-and-a-half years in charge. It is not yet clear whether Cotterill’s assistant, former Bolton striker Aaron Wilbraham, will be offered a post in the new management set-up.