Wigan handed fresh four-point deduction as relegated Latics fail to pay players for FIFTH time this season

 Wigan will start next season with a four-point deduction after failing to pay their relegated squad yet again.

The Latics are being punished following ‘further breaches of EFL regulations’, a league spokesperson has confirmed

The breaches are in relation to the club failing to pay their players for the fifth time this term, a campaign that has seen them relegated to League One due to the turmoil both on and off the pitch.

As a result, Wigan will also receive a further four-point penalty that will suspended for a year with owner Abdulrahman Al Jasmi expected to deposit an amount totalling 125 per cent of the club’s monthly wage bill into an account.

Should he not do so, the sanction will be triggered, with the additional punishment also coming into effect if the owner fails to pay his players on time at any point between now and June 2024.

Shaun Maloney’s side have also been deducted a further three points from this season’s total, taking their final tally to just 39 points.