The Wigan, who plays in the Championship (English Second Division) and who won the FA Cup in 2012-13 under the orders of Robert Martínez, has declared bankruptcy on Wednesday. It is the first club in England to take this step since the coronavirus crisis began.
The club has appointed three administrators, Paul Stanley, Gerald Krasner and Dean Watson, to try to save the situation of the team, which could also face a sanction by the EFL (Football League of England).
Krasner, who was president of Leeds United, said the administrators' current goal is to ensure that the club completes all games this season and “urgently” find options that save Wigan and the jobs of the people who work at it. club.
The financial crisis following the Covid-19 has caused the situation in Wigan
“Obviously suspending the Championship season for three months has had a major impact on what has happened at the club,” said Krasner.
The Wigan has gone through a roller coaster of successes and dips in recent years, with the completion of the FA Cup in 2013 as a great achievement. Dave Whelan was the owner who gave the club a boost, taking Wigan from League Two (Fourth Division) to the Premier League. However, Whelan sold the equipment in November 2018 to the Hong Kong-based International Entertainment Corporation.
That season the Wigan managed to return to the Championship and, after saving in a tight manner last season, in the current 14th gear. He has won all three games played since the restart of the competition.