According to Sky Sports News, Wigan Athletic boss Roberto
Martinez admitted that the club has been looking at many players as they prepare for the
upcoming transfer window. He said,
"We really follow many players and we have to do it because we cannot have any errors in our
signings .
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According to Greg Farrimond at the Wigan Evening Post, Wigan Athletic are
interested in Swansea City defender Ashley Williams. It is
reported that Swansea will want around £3million for the Wales captain.
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According to Neil Barker at the Manchester Evening News, Wigan Athletic boss
Roberto Martinez is looking for a new striker and has been scouting
Espanyol striker Raul Tamudo. Martinez said,
"We are now one striker short.
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According to Mirror Football, Wigan Athletic are closing in on 17-year-old
Real America midfielder Samuel Galindo.
Wigan are prepared to pay £700,000 for the maestro who has drawn interest from Spartak
Moscow and Fiorentina.
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According to Swansea City's official website, Swansea City have rejected a bid
from Wigan Athletic for midfielder Ferrie Bodde. Chairman
Huw Jenkins said,
"Not only have we rejected the bid, but it's an offer we wouldn't even think twice about
considering .
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UPDATE: According to Wigan Athletic's official website, Wigan
Athletic have signed Rayo Vallecano defender Antonio
Amaya. Amaya signed a three-year deal with the club.
August 12th, 2009 According to Alan Nixon at the Daily Mirror, Wigan
Athletic were set to sign Rayo Vallecano midfielder Mohamed
Diame.
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According to Alan Nixon at the Daily Mirror, Wigan Athletic were set to sign
Rayo Vallecano midfielder Mohamed Diame. However the club has put
the signing on hold due to a heart issue discovered while he was taking a medical.
However it is also reported that the club still looks set to sign Diame's teammate
Antonio Amaya.
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UPDATE: According to Sunderland's official website, Sunderland
have completed the signing of Wigan Athletic midfielder Lee
Cattermole. The fee is worth £6million and Cattermole signed a four-year deal with the
club.
August 4th, 2009 According to Graeme Bailey at Sky Sports News,
Sunderland boss Steve Bruce is planning to make a third bid for
Wigan Athletic midfielder Lee Cattermole.
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According to Wigan Athletic's official website, Wigan Athletic have signed
Chelsea striker Scott Sinclair on a season-long loan.
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UPDATE: According to Graeme Bailey at Sky Sports News,
Sunderland boss Steve Bruce is planning to make a third bid for
Wigan Athletic midfielder Lee Cattermole.
July 12th, 2009 According to ESPN Soccernet, Sunderland have
increased their bid to £6million for Wigan Athletic midfielder Lee
Cattermole.
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According to Football Spy at the Daily Mirror, Crystal Palace are looking to
sell striker/winger Victor Moses, who has drawn interest from
Sunderland and Wigan Athletic.
It is reported that Moses will cost around £5million.
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According to Stephen Crawford at Goal.com, UEFA is looking to limit the amount
of money spent on transfers by clubs. An official statement in UEFAdirect said,
"The aim is for all clubs to be able to live on the income they generate ... A series of
incentives and disciplinary action will be examined at the next executive committee meeting.
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UPDATE: According to Wigan Athletic's official website, Wigan
Athletic have signed James McCarthy from Hamilton
Academicals. McCarthy signed a five-year deal with the club.
July 16th, 2009 According to ESPN Soccernet, Wolverhampton
have agreed to a fee for Hamilton teenager James McCarthy.
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According to the Daily Mail, Wolverhampton are interested in Red Bull
Salzburg striker Marc Janko.
Fulham, Wigan, Blackburn, and
Sunderland are also linked with the tall striker.
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According to Sky Sports News, Espanyol starlet Roman Golobart
has claimed that he has accepted a move to Wigan Athletic. He said,
"The sporting challenge is key for me and is more important than the money ... I want to
improve my level and I see less opportunities at Espanyol so I have accepted a move.
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According to Wigan's official website, Wigan Athletic defender Titus
Bramble and Emmerson Boyce signed new deals with the club keeping them
there until 2012.
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UPDATE: According to ESPN Soccernet, Sunderland have increased
their bid to £6million for Wigan Athletic midfielder Lee
Cattermole.
July 10th, 2009 According to ESPN Soccernet, Sunderland have
made a bid for Manchester United striker Fraizer Campbell and
Wigan Athletic midfielder Lee Cattermole.
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UPDATE: According to ESPN Soccernet, Sunderland have made a
bid for Manchester United striker Fraizer Campbell and
Wigan Athletic midfielder Lee Cattermole.
However Sunderland's bid, which was estimated around £7million, was rejected.
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UPDATE: According to Sky Sports News, Wigan Athletic have
agreed to pay £2million for Swansea striker Jason Scotland.
Wigan have also offered Scotland a three-year deal.
June 19th, 2009 According to Swansea City's official website,
Burnley have made a bid for Jason Scotland.
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UPDATE: According to Marc Iles at the Lancashire Evening Telegraph,
Bolton made a bid for Swansea City midfielder Ferrie
Bodde. Swansea chairman Huw Jenkins said,
"We received a written offer from Bolton yesterday .
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According to Wigan Athletic's official website, Wigan Athletic have signed
Deportivo Olimpia midfielder Hendry Thomas. Thomas signed a
three-year deal with the club.
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According to Richard Bailey at Sky Sports News, Manchester United are close to
signing Wigan Athletic winger Luis Antonio Valencia for
£16million. Valencia is said to be in Manchester undergoing a physical.
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According to Darren Lewis at the Daily Mirror, Manchester United have offered
Nani in exchange for Wigan Athletic winger Luis Antonio
Valencia.
Lewis also reports that Sporting Lisbon are interested in signing Nani on a
season-long loan.
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According to Football Spy at the Daily Mirror, Wigan Athletic are interested in
Swansea City midfielder Ferrie Bodde. However Swansea chairman
Huw Jenkins wants £5million for him.
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According to Tom Walker at Setanta Sports, Wigan Athletic midfielder
Lee Cattermole is not for sale. Wigan chairman Dave Whelan
said,
"Lee is not going anywhere ... You just cannot replace these kind of players."
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According to Sky Sports News, Fulham have a very good chance of signing
Wigan Athletic midfielder Paul Scharner now that Aston
Villa have dropped out of the race. His agent Valentin Hobel told
LAOLA,
"Aston Villa wanted him as a defender and that is why they are no longer an option
.
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UPDATE: According to Wigan Athletic's official website, Wigan
Athletic have signed Espanyol midfielder Jordi Gomez.
Gomez today took a medical for the club a signed a three-year deal.
June 18th, 2009 According to ESPN Soccernet, Wigan Athletic
boss Roberto Martinez is interested in Espanyol midfielder
Jordi Gomez.
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According to ESPN Soccernet, Wigan Athletic boss Roberto
Martinez is interested in Espanyol midfielder Jordi
Gomez. There were rumors that a deal was completed for £1.7million but the two are now
thought to be in the early stages of a deal.
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According to John Edwards at the Daily Mail, Wigan Athletic chairman
Dave Whelan admitted that the club will not go after striker Michael
Owen. He said,
"... we wouldn't be interested in him .... His wages are too expensive, for one thing, and,
for another, you have to ask whether he still has the urge, the bottle and the drive.
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According to Tom Kell at Setanta Sports, Burnley and Wigan
Athletic are interested in Swansea City striker Jason
Scotland. His agent Mike Berry said,
"I've heard nothing official but I wouldn't be at all surprised if [Wigan manager]
Roberto [Martinez] came in for Jason because he has had him before.
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UPDATE: According to Wigan Athletic's official website, Wigan
Athletic have signed manager Roberto Martinez from
Swansea City. He has signed a three-year deal with the club.
June 4th, 2009 According to Rob Parrish at Sky Sports News,
Swansea manager Roberto Martinez is set to become the new manager
of Wigan Athletic.
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