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As Wigan Athletic look to launch a play-off push during the 2024/25 season, manager Shaun Maloney has been relatively busy in the transfer market, bringing signings such as Premier League loanees Michael Olakigbe and Calvin Ramsay to the club, as well as making a permanent deal for Dion Rankine from Chelsea earlier in the summer.

More recently, the Latics signed Will Aimson, who captained Exeter City last season, as well as midfielder Tyrese Francois from Premier League side Fulham, but there are still notable gaps in the squad for Maloney to fill.

The left-back spot is a particularly notable vacancy in the Latics team, following the departure of Tom Pearce, whose contract in Greater Manchester expired before he went on to join CF Montreal.

Furthermore, during the second half of last season, Luke Chambers frequently occupied the left-back, left-wing-back or even left-centre-back squad for Maloney’s side, depending on what system the Scot deployed, but he returned to parent club Liverpool at the end of the campaign.

And when Chambers played in the back three, Jordan Jones was selected in the wing-back role, and, like Pearce, he left the Brick Community Stadium after his deal with the Latics ran out.