Source: Team_Talk
Latics 'put off' by Martinez price
Latics are understood to have made an official approach late on Tuesday to the south Wales club to speak to the Spaniard, who returns from a short holiday on Wednesday.[LNB]However, they were stunned by the price quoted in terms of compensation.[LNB]The figure is understood to be more than £2million for Martinez, who only signed a five-year contract last year before guiding the Swans to eighth place in the Championship.[LNB]That sum is considered far too high for a manager who has shown a lot of potential and won many plaudits for the work he has done at Swansea but has no Premier League experience.[LNB]Martinez, a former Wigan player, has also attracted interest from Celtic, Real Sociedad and Reading with the deposed Scottish champions making their move for the 35-year-old last week.[LNB]He has, however, distanced himself from comments attributed to him yesterday which claimed he would be interested in a move to Parkhead.[LNB]"No quotes from me are true because I have not spoken to the press," Martinez told the Western Mail.[LNB]Although Martinez remains of interest to Wigan they are now looking at other options, with a number of names in the frame to replace Steve Bruce, who is expected to complete his move to Sunderland on Wednesday.[LNB]Peterborough would also command a substantial compensation fee to allow their manager Darren Ferguson to leave, although it is likely to be considerably less than the one attached to Martinez.[LNB]Former Wigan boss Paul Jewell has also been linked with a return to the club and the advantage he has is that he is out of work, so has no price on his head.[LNB][LNB]
