It was an interesting farewell from Yanic Wildschut come the end of the game on Saturday. As he walked over to applaud the travelling Latics fans it looked very much like he was saying goodbye that was added to with his post-match tweets in which he thanked everyone for their support during his time here.
Our manager (Gary Caldwell) told a different story of a player who wanted to stay with us and a club that wanted him to stay.
The rumour had been about for a while that the player’s contract had been agreed and that everything else was and is in place for him to join us. The sticking point had been, and may still continuing to be, Middlesbrough and Wigan Athletic agreeing a deal.
Yet as we argue, other teams have reportedly been showing interest, mostly Preston North End and Birmingham City. But could all that be about to change?
Reports today suggest that the two team have agreed a deal which could see the attacker join the club. It won’t be organised in time for him to play tomorrow but he could be a Wigan player by the weekend. Finger crossed this go through!
It is being reported that a fee of £1 million has been agreed between the two clubs, this will be paid in instalments. Stay tuned for further developments on this story, it could continue to rumble on.