The price isn't right for Wanderers as Wigan nab Ipswich striker

JOE Garner has signed for Wigan Athletic in a £1.25million deal from Ipswich Town.

The 30-year-old striker – who had been a long-time target for Wanderers – ended-up commanding a king-sized fee on deadline day on his return to the North West.
Ipswich doubled the money they paid Rangers 12 months ago for Garner, who scored 10 goals in 32 appearances last season at Portman Road.
Wanderers owner Ken Anderson this evening explained why Wanderers had emerged from the final day of the summer transfer window empty-handed, having earlier claimed he had made two six-figure bids for Garner and one other striker.

“I have always maintained we shall never enter into a bidding war for a player whose price escalates beyond our own valuation,” he said.
“Unfortunately, this has meant that we missed out on our striker targets ahead of Thursday’s deadline insofar as two have signed elsewhere and one has not moved. Obviously, this is very disappointing but, under my watch, this club shall never repeat the mistakes of the past and we will continue to operate on a commercial and financially prudent basis.”

Wanderers have seen two other transfer targets end up at local rivals Wigan this summer.
Full-back Antonee Robinson and midfielder Callum Connelly, both of Everton, were guided towards the DW Stadium by ex-Blues boss Joe Royle, now an advisor for the Latics’ new Chinese ownership.

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Ken is right, £1.25m for Garner is a risk not worth taking.

Agreed. But he’s gonna have to start over paying sooner or later, there will be players available worth the risk. If he continues to dither about offering 100k we are fooked

I still don't know why we have been so hell bent on another striker. Defence really needed bolstering. I know it's unpopular opinion but after Magennis Alfie and Donaldson, we've got Hall chomping at the bit. Everyone says loan him out, I say give him a chance. What if we loan him out, he goes and rattles them in in league one and then another club flashes the cash and makes Kens eyes water with glee. He's gone and we get nothing but a measly few cents we'll never see again.