Bolton Wanderers’s financial woes deepened on Wednesday night after it emerged that the embattled Championship club are due to be served with two new winding-up petitions.

HMRC are understood to have filed a petition on Monday, which was followed 24 hours later by a separate petition from the leading football agency, Stellar Group.

The news came as Ken Anderson, the controversial Bolton owner, continued his bitter war of words with Forest Green Rovers chairman Dale Vince over the collapsed transfer of striker Christian Doidge.

Bolton are expected to receive written notice of the petitions in the coming days. In the case of HMRC, this is the fifth winding up petition the revenue has issued against Bolton in just 15 months as they pursued the club for unpaid PAYE tax and VAT.

It is thought Stellar believe they are owed at least £250,000 in assorted unpaid agent and advisory fees from Bolton and have finally run out of patience with the club. Former Bolton players Gary Madine, Tim Ream and Derik Osede are among Stellar’s clients.

Bolton had already been served with a winding up petition against the Whites Hotel, which the club own, earlier this week.