The Latics can look forward to the 2024 summer transfer window
Shaun Maloney, the manager of Wigan Athletic, has managed the Latics admirably under difficult circumstances since taking over in January 2023.
The Latics were four points outside of safety and bottom of the Championship after a disastrous nine-game losing streak under Kolo Toure, when the League One team hired the former Hibernian manager.
Maloney played a part in the team’s incredible Premier League comeback in 2011–12, and eleven years later, he was left in charge of the team’s Championship status from the dugout.
At the end of the 2022–23 Championship season, Wigan was relegated back to League One due to financial uncertainty overseen by former owner Abdulrahman Al Jasmi. Despite this, supporters did not hold Maloney responsible for the team’s defeat, as the former Scotland international was unable to accomplish this difficult feat.
The team was facing an HMRC winding-up petition in the summer of 2023, which caused a great deal of anxiety. However, Mike Danson’s takeover spared the club and retained the current manager.
Maloney and company did not, however, have an easy ride in 2023–24. Deductions caused them to begin the season with a -8 record, and an embargo prevented them from signing players for two straight transfer windows, meaning the team had to rely on academy graduates.
However, the former Hibs manager was able to lead his team to an unexpected top-half finish, therefore the Latics will be hoping for a great 2024–2025 season and looking forward to the summer transfer window in 2024.