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TOUGH SEASON AHEAD

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Franco Di Santo has said that the upcoming season is not going to be easy for Wigan Athletic. Wigan had performed brilliantly towards the end of the last season and defeated some big teams such as Arsenal, Manchester United and Liverpool. As per Santo, it would be quite difficult for the team to put up the same kind of performance again. Santo said that in the last season, the teams took Wigan lightly and Wigan was able to surprise them. But, in the upcoming season, the teams would be keen to take their revenge and the Wigan players would have to play out of their skins to defeat the big teams again.

Santo has been playing for Wigan since the last 2 seasons. He had joined Wigan in August 2010. Wigan bought him from Chelsea after paying a transfer fee of 2 million pounds. He played his first match for Wigan in September 2010 against Sunderland. His first goal for Wigan was also against Sunderland in the later part of the 2010-11 season. He made a very good start to the last season by scoring twice in a match against Queens Park Rangers. He scored goals in some very important matches in the last season including the match against Newcastle United which Wigan had won by 4-0. On being asked about his targets in the upcoming season, Santo said that he would like to continue his good form. The last season was very good for him.  He played well in almost every match and he rarely made mistakes on the field in the last season and he would like to do the same in this season as well.

On being asked about Wigan’s squad for the upcoming season, Santo said that there are some good strikers in the team including Arouna Kone and Victor Moses and the team is good in the defense as well. Hopefully, the team would be able to perform well again.

WIGAN MAKE FIRST SIGNING

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Wigan Athletic has signed the Scottish midfielder, Fraser Fyvie, on a contract of three years. However, the contract fee has not yet been disclosed by the club. Since the opening of the transfer window, many English clubs were showing their interest in Fraser, but, eventually, Wigan has been able to sign a contract with the midfielder. The coach of Wigan, Roberto Martinez, has said that Fraser is a terrific young player and it is nice to have him in the team.

Fraser has become the first player to be signed by Wigan in the transfer window of this summer. Before joining Wigan, Fraser used to play for Aberdeen. He played for Aberdeen in 66 matches and scored 3 goals. On being asked about this new contract, Fraser said that he wants to make a move in his career and Wigan could be the right place for him. He said that he is pretty excited about the new club and can’t wait to play his first match for Wigan.

Roberto Martinez said that he has seen Fraser playing for Aberdeen and he has been impressed a lot by the midfielder. As per Roberto, Fraser is technically pretty sound. He is quite powerful and he uses his power to good effect. Also, he has got good head on his shoulders and he reads the game pretty well. According to Roberto, Fraser is a bright prospect and a very good buy for Wigan.

The coach said that Fraser would get a very good environment here in Wigan. While playing for Wigan, he would be able to develop his skills. As per Roberto, the players of Wigan are very supportive and it would not take Fraser too long to settle himself in the team. As per Roberto, the fans of Wigan would welcome Fraser with open hearts and make him feel very good.