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Wigan Athletic: Club allowed to start season under istration

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Wigan start the 2020-21 campaign with a trip to Ipswich on Sunday

Wigan Athletic have been given verbal permission by the EFL to start the league season under istration.

The Latics were deducted 12 points by the English Football League when they were placed in istration in July, which saw them relegated to League One.

s Begbies Traynor set a deadline of 31 August for the club to be sold but that has now ed.

Wigan have signed ex-Brentford full-back Josh Clarke, 26, and re-signed Danny Fox, 34, on short-term contracts.

They are set to appoint John Sheridan as manager and start the season with a trip to Ipswich Town on Sunday.

In a short statement on the club website, t Gerald Krasner said: "In a conversation with the EFL on Thursday night I have been verbally informed that we have permission to start the season under the istration."

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