Latics’ manager Richie Wellens has confirmed that Jack Byrne is on the verge of joining the club on a permanent deal. After a very successful loan period at Boundary Park he returned to parent club Wigan Athletic at the beginning of January but he was back to watch the 1-1 draw with Rotherham United on Saturday.
Wellens confirmed, “More or less everything is done. Jack showed his desire to come back which is great. I can't see anything going wrong with it. Jack was here today supporting the lads and came into training yesterday, so we'll get it 100 per cent done as soon as possible. It's a permanent deal and that's because I feel we've developed the player over the last three months. Other clubs had come in snooping, and now if they want to come in and snoop it will obviously cost them money to get him. We can develop him knowing that if someone wants to come in with a good offer for us to sell him, we'll be happy to do that. The biggest thing in terms of it being a permanent deal is that it means we can get another loan in too. Jack is a really good footballer and he's one of those that can play the final pass and create chances, so it's about people getting on the end of them.”