Source: Daily_Mail
Roy Keane desperate to sign Jason Scotland from Wigan
Ipswich target: Wigan striker Scotland[LNB]Ipswich boss Roy Keane is trying to sign Wigan striker Jason Scotland in time for him to make his debut at Middlesbrough on Saturday. [LNB]Keane wants the Trinidad & Tobago international to join on loan with a view to completing a £750,000 deal on a two-year contract before the transfer window closes.[LNB] Scotland, 31, is surplus to requirements at Wigan after following boss Roberto Martinez from Swansea in a £2million deal last year. [LNB]He managed to score just twice in 36 appearances for the Latics and Martinez needs to sell players in order to complete the proposed £3.5m purchase of Turkish striker Tuncay from Stoke. [LNB]But Keane is more interested in Scotland's proven ability at Championship level after he netted 53 times in 105 appearances for Swansea, who paid just £25,000 to sign him from St Johnstone in May 2007. [LNB]Scotland fits the bill for the strong, pacy marksman Keane has targeted for the Tractor Boys and he also retains a strong interest in luring Michael Chopra from Cardiff.[LNB] Keane's transfer kitty is being provided by the imminent sale of Ipswich skipper Jon Walters to Stoke.[LNB] Wigan's £3m bid for Tuncay rejected by Stoke boss Tony PulisSign up to our FREE Fantasy Football game - with £40,000 in prize money up for grabsKeane confirms Stoke City are closing in on £3m Ipswich striker WaltersThe Championship contenders and pretenders: Who'll be heading up and down this season...WIGAN ATHLETIC FC
