Wigan goalkeeper Chris Kirkland to join Leicester on loan before Thursday deadline

Wigan boss Roberto Martinez has confirmed that goalkeeper Chris Kirkland will join Leicester City on loan.Kirkland has made just one appearance for Wigan since August, and is set to move to Leicester before Thursday's deadline.Martinez believes it is important for Kirkland to play first-team football, with illness holding up the move until now. Making his move: Chris Kirkland'Things have been delayed by Chris' bug, but we will be sitting down to have a chat about the situation,' Martinez told the Evening Post.'He got the bug last Thursday night and couldn't travel with the team to Old Trafford, but he trained all right on Monday.'He's lost a little bit of weight, but he'll hopefully regain that very quickly. Now he's over the bug, we'll look into what we can do to help him enjoy his football.'He needs to be playing football, and being able to maintain that sharpness that you only get when you're playing regular football.'That's important, because we'll need him to be ready whenever he gets an opportunity to play for Wigan Athletic.'Wigan, who are currently in 18th place and in the relegation zone, face a crucial clash with rock bottom West Ham at Upton Park on Saturday. Man United crowd influenced the ref! Caldwell hits out after Old Trafford lossManchester Utd 2 Wigan 0: Rooney returns as United beat nine-man LaticsWIGAN ATHLETIC FC

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