Wigan face fresh crisis after Spanish bid is rejected

The 2013 FA Cup winners have been in administration for the reason that begin of July. The 12-point penalty they obtained for going into administration relegated them to League One — the third tier of English soccer.

They’re at the moment struggling within the relegation locations, two factors from security.

An announcement from the membership on Tuesday mentioned directors had ended negotiations with the bidder.

“As of 11am (1100 GMT) as we speak, the directors have damaged off negotiations with the Spanish bidder,” mentioned an announcement on the membership’s web site.

The membership mentioned the decreased provide would successfully imply an additional relegation.

“Over this weekend we obtained a letter from the bidder decreasing the bid by nearly 50 %,” the assertion mentioned.

“This is able to not permit us to pay non-football collectors the required 25 pence within the pound to keep away from additional sanctions towards the membership. This is able to lead to a 15-point deduction and would successfully relegate the membership to League Two.”

Wigan, who had been relegated from the Premier League in the identical yr they received the FA Cup, mentioned they had been resuming discussions with different events.

The membership have additionally been hit by coronavirus — their subsequent two fixtures have been known as off following an outbreak within the camp.

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