Wigan Athletic are reportedly putting a package together for Wrexham striker Paul Mullin, according to journalist Alan Nixon.
Mullin looks set to leave Wrexham after four goal-laden years.
An Ambitious Deal Is Required
Nixon suggests that the 30-year-old could be allowed to leave the Racecourse Ground for free, allowing Wigan more chance to put a wage package together that would meet the ‘high demands’ of the striker.
Mullin is still under contract with the Red Dragons for two more years, so his current employers could be entitled to a fee should they not wish to allow to let their once main man walk away for nothing.
Wigan Must Add Goals
The Latics had the worst record in front of goal in League One, scoring just 40 times in 46 matches. Mullin, despite only netting five times this season, has a fantastic record in front of goal for Wrexham.
Since joining from Cambridge United, the Liverpool-born frontman has struck 105 times in 165 matches for the Welsh outfit, and his current situation has alerted Athletic boss Ryan Lowe.
Mullin scored 24 times in 38 outings during Wrexham’s League Two promotion campaign, and it is believed the Wigan management sees him as the ideal man to inject some much-needed firepower into the misfiring squad.
A Chance To Prove It In League One
For all his goal-scoring exploits over the last five seasons, the striker has only scored six League One goals across his entire career, although he has played only 46 matches at the level.
A move to Wigan will allow the striker to get back to playing regularly and provide him with the chance to prove he can do it in England’s third tier after dominating the National League and League Two.
If the Brick Community Stadium is to be Mullin’s new place of work, it will mean he will be staying local to his Liverpool home and will afford him the chance to spearhead Lowe’s rebuilding of a Wigan side that finished 15th in League One this season.
Writer’s View
Mullin’s goal-scoring exploits in three of his four seasons with Wrexham make this an exciting potential acquisition for Wigan Athletic.
Lowe’s side struggled for goals this season and are crying out for a proven goalscorer such as Mullin, and if they can get him on a free, then this could be an unbelievable deal.
However, the high wage demands and lack of goals at this level will give the Wigan hierarchy a little more to think about.
