West Brom and Wigan battle for Hamilton's £2m-rated James McArthur

In demand: McArthurWest Bromwich Albion are ready to rival Wigan for Hamilton's £2m-rated midfielder James McArthur.Wigan want McArthur to follow former teammate James McCarthy who has made a succesful transition to the Premier League but Albion have stayed on his trail since having a bid to sign him on loan rejected in January. They will also have money to spend following the impending sale of the highly-rated Graham Dorrans.Despite only being 22, McArthur has already made almost 170 appearances after joining Hamilton as a trainee. Wigan, meanwhile, have recalled midfielder Ben Watson, 24, from his loan spell at West Bromwich Albion to boost their battle against relegation.Wigan's Rachid Bouaouzan, 26, has joined Swedish club Helsingborgs on a three-month loan while Joe Holt and Jon Routledge have also moved to Sweden to join Ostersunds FK on loan. Wigan won't appeal Caldwell's red card against Manchester CityWigan to flog N'Zogbia this summer to a big club - but not BirminghamWIGAN ATHLETIC FC

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