Wigan Athletic boss makes promising transfer prediction – ‘We do need to get going’
Monday could well be a significant day for Wigan Athletic as they try to bolster the squad for the new season.
Boss Shaun Maloney has so far added three new players to his pool since the end of last season, in the form of loan duo Calvin Ramsay (Liverpool) and Michael Olakigbe (Brentford), and former Chelsea man Dion Rankine.
However, Olakigbe has already suffered a broken leg, which will rule him out for up to three months, and Maloney is on the look-out for a further five players before the transfer window closes at the end of next month.
Thankfully, help could soon be at hand, with Maloney expecting ‘a couple’ of new recruits could be on board during the first part of next week.
“Hopefully a couple of them are close now,” said Maloney after Saturday’s 4-1 friendly victory at Accrington. “We’ll probably know more on those by Monday, but we do need to get going.
“As I said the other day, the young lads are doing fine, but you know how I feel about the squad. I need players, senior players, to push other senior players for a jersey, I don’t want anyone feeling comfortable about their position.
“Hopefully we’ll have more news for everyone on Monday.”
With Latics already three weeks into their pre-season, Maloney dispelled fears that any new arrivals would be playing catch-up fitness-wise.
