Source: PA
Martinez keeps focus despite injury setbacks
Injuries may be impacting on Wigan in the short term but manager Roberto Martinez insists they will not affect his plans for next month's transfer window.
Midfielder James McCarthy (ankle) and forward Victor Moses (shoulder) are both sidelined until February with striker Franco Di Santo's ankle problem likely to keep him out for a few weeks. Captain Gary Caldwell, who had surgery to rectify hip problems in the summer, has also been out since November 13 with a thigh injury.
But Martinez is confident his squad can withstand those immediate pressures and will concentrate on his long-term planning with a number of targets already identified for January.
"I don't see it as a major concern," he said. "We are only looking at long-term injuries - Victor Moses and James McCarthy - and I still believe they will have a massive say in our future and they will be back in February.
"I don't think it will have a big say in terms of the needs in January. As long as we don't get any complications I am counting on them to have a massive say.
"Victor Moses we are very positive about. He had the operation on Monday and everything has been really good but we know it is going to be the best part of three months for him to fully recover. He will come back with no problems and I expect him to come back earlier than we expected."
