Wigan Athletic are only looking to add to their squad and not sell any players in the summer transfer window, according to manager Gary Caldwell.
After having achieved promotion with the former FA Cup winners,Caldwell is keen towards maintaining the club’s position in the Championship. It presents a lot of difficulties sinceCaldwell is aware that the English second division is one of the toughest in the world to survive. Teams that are expected to achieve promotion at the start of the campaign could get relegated and vice versa.Caldwell wants to be well prepared and he has confirmed that there is money available to spend.
However,Caldwell is not planning to spend a significant chunk of his transfer money on players just for the sake of buying. Instead, he has a list of well researched targets who will be purchased only if they meet the requirements of the club. Furthermore, Wigan are not planning to sell any of the squad who have contributed immensely to the club’s promotion. So far, Wigan have been able to add only one player – Stephen Warnock – to the squad. The left back, though, brings valuable experience to the team after having represented numerous clubs over the last decade.
Caldwell enjoyed success in the transfer market last summer and he will be hoping to repeat the same.“I think there’s always money to spend, on the right player. And we’ve tried to identify young players, who we feel we can improve and add value to.But we also have to be sensible, and look for value in players who are free and also available for loan.We’re working hard on all those fronts to be able to attract the quality that will help the already-strong group we have here,” said the Wigan Athletic manager.
