Wigan Closing In On Will Grigg Signing

Wigan Athletic are closing in on the signing of former Walsall striker Will Grigg for £1m – which will see the Saddlers pick up £200,000.

SkySports are reporting that the deal will be completed in the next few days.

Grigg left the Saddlers two years ago and signed for Brentford for £325,000 following a tribunal to decide the transfer figure.

We were due £30,000 for every 20 competitive match Grigg plays, up to a maximum of 100, and receive 20% of any future transfer fee. As Grigg played just thirty four games for the Bees, Walsall received just £30,000.

Grigg moved to MK Dons on loan last term and once again was one of the most feared strikers in League 1, where the Northern Ireland international scored twenty goals in forty four appearances for the Dons.

With the deal close to completion, it would be hoped that Dean Smith can now conclude the deal for an unamed striker which had hit a ‘snag’.