Controversial referee Mark Halsey has seemingly been relegated from the Premier League to League One duty. Halsey – who did not send off Callum McManaman for his horror tackle on Massadio Haidara in the Wigan-Newcastle game on March 17 – will not referee a top flight game this weekend, according to reports. This is the [...]

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Moses is having a medical at Stamford Bridge after the Blues finally hit Wigan’s £9million valuation. And Di Matteo said: “Roberto Martinez has done a wonderful job with this player since signing him. He’s really developed him. “He had a very good season last year and hopefully we can progress his development. “He can play [...]

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Wigan have accepted a bid from Chelsea for Victor Moses. The Latics confirmed tonight the Stamford Bridge club’s FIFTH offer has met their valuation and they have given the forward permission to talk to Chelsea. A statement on Wigan’s official website read: “The club can confirm that after four unsuccessful bids from Chelsea for Victor [...]

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Chelsea have already spent almost £70million on new players this summer, but chief executive Ron Gourlay has confirmed they are not finished yet and could yet bring in two more stars. Speaking at the end of the European champions’ US tour, Gourlay said: “While we ended with a very strong season, it was clear that [...]

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India Under-23 and East Bengal keeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu is currently on trial at Wigan Athletic as he bids to become his nation’s first export to the English Premier League. Sandhu, 20, of Muhali, Punjab, first caught the eye of Dubai-based English talent scout John Burridge while playing in the East Bengal-Mohun Bagan derby last [...]

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Liverpool and Chelsea have been told they will have to offer at least £12million to land Wigan striker Victor Moses. Chelsea had a £6m bid for the frontman rejected while new Anfield chief Brendan Rodgers is also on the trail of the 21-year-old. Wigan boss Roberto Martinez is reluctant to lose one of his star [...]

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Liverpool’s search for a new manager is due to end this week with an announcement expected on Friday. Wigan’s Roberto Martinez had been the front-runner for a long time, only for Swansea’s Brendan Rodgers to take over as the bookmakers’ favourite overnight. The pair have been the two main candidates throughout the two-week process of [...]

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