Latics put off by Martinez price tag

Wigan are widening their net for prospective managerial candidates after Swansea slapped a huge premium on their boss Roberto Martinez.PA Sport understands the Latics 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. However, they were stunned by the price quoted in terms of compensation.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 Coca-Cola Championship.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.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.He has, however, distanced himself from comments attributed to him on Tuesday which claimed he would be interested in a move to Parkhead. "No quotes from me are true because I have not spoken to the press," Martinez told the Western Mail.

Source: Eurosport