A deal has been agreed in principle for the sale of Wigan Athletic
The deal will require EFL approval and no details of the prospective buyer were given in a brief statement posted on the club’s website .
The team were relegated from the Sky Bet Championship last month and were hit with a second four-point penalty over payment of wages at the end of May and will start next season on minus eight points in League One.
The statement on the club’s website simply said that
A deal has been agreed in principle for the sale of Wigan Athletic Football Club to a prospective new buyer – subject to EFL approval.The prospective new owners have committed to resolving all outstanding liabilities at the earliest opportunity.Further updates on this process will follow in due course.
Yesterday, directors Tom Markham and Oliver Gottmann resigned after funds “promised by the ownership group” that were due to be paid by 2 June had still not materialised.
Their statement said “with no visibility of when funds will arrive”, their position was untenable.
