Martinez targeting Maloney again?
Everton manager Roberto Martinez is once again being linked with a move for Wigan Athletic forward Shaun Maloney in a tenuous link in the Scottish Herald.
Manager Malky Mackay has this week turned down a bid of over £1m for the Scottish attacker but that is thought to be by relegation threatened Leicester City, but the Herald believes that Everton are set to step in for the player who worked under Martinez.
“We have had a bid from one which was rejected and at the moment Shaun is absolutely still my player, and is also showing that he is still my player and I wouldn’t expect anything else from him. He’s a terrific boy,” said Mackay.
“There have been four or five enquiries on Shaun. We will play that by ear. It will be a club decision, but I have to say he has been excellent as a professional. He has massive quality, but he has six months left on his contract, it’s frustrating.
“There’s not much I can do about that. It’s something that may be out of my control. Obviously I want to keep my best players but that is not always something you can do.”
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