JOSH Vela will not be rushed towards the exit door at Wanderers despite the club’s continuing financial problems.

Championship rivals Cardiff City have submitted a £450,000 bid for the 22-year-old midfielder, prompting concern the Whites could look to cash in one of their assets to help fund upcoming bills.

Vela has not pushed for the move and confirmed his commitment by turning in one of his best displays of the season in the 1-0 win over Blackburn Rovers on Monday.

But worries the derby win was the last time Wanderers fans would see the academy product in a Bolton shirt have been eased, and The Bolton News understands Vela is due to be involved this weekend against Huddersfield Town.

The Whites could be forced into moving on some of their bigger earners in the January window to reduced the wage bill but Vela, nor his fellow youth graduate Zach Clough do not fall into that category.

Other more senior players such as Mark Davies (Middlesbrough) and Dean Moxey (Bristol City and Wolves) have been linked with moves elsewhere and would represent a bigger salary saving.

Wanderers will confirm today they have paid a percentage of the playing staff’s December wage, which will be matched by the PFA.

It is believed the agreement has been made possible because of the sale of offices attached to the Macron Stadium, and it should ensure players cannot walk away from their contract for free when the transfer window reopens on Friday.

Speaking after Monday’s 1-0 win against Rovers manager Neil Lennon hoped the news could ease a little of the pressure being felt by the squad, who have had their November salary frozen for an indefinite period.

“I don’t know the ins and out of it but the fact they should be getting some money will be a little bit of comfort,” he added.

The next hurdle faced by the club is a considerable one – and all efforts will now be channelled into staving off a winding-up order from HMRC over an unpaid tax bill, due at the High Court on January 18.

Efforts to secure a new owner continue, with the club maintaining that more than one party are currently in negotiation.