{"id":580679,"date":"2021-01-26T13:14:29","date_gmt":"2021-01-26T18:14:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=580679"},"modified":"2021-01-26T13:14:29","modified_gmt":"2021-01-26T18:14:29","slug":"adam-long-signs-new-wigan-athletic-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/01\/26\/adam-long-signs-new-wigan-athletic-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"Adam Long Signs New Wigan Athletic Contract"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Young <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/01\/25\/charlie-jolley-joins-tranmere-rovers-on-a-permanent-deal\/\" target=\"_self\">Wigan Athletic<\/a> defender Adam Long has committed his future to the club by putting pen to paper on a new contract which takes him up to 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The 20-year-old has already featured 17 times this season, playing an increasingly important role in the Latics&#8217; bid for <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/01\/13\/ipswich-town-plotting-josh-harrop-loan-move\/\" target=\"_self\">League One<\/a> survival. As it stands, they sit 22nd, two points away from safety.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Long, who was unfortunate to suffer an injury last weekend against <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/01\/11\/wigan-athletic-sign-tendayi-darikwa\/\" target=\"_self\">Rochdale<\/a>, will feel a growing responsibility within the backline as they look to avoid the dreaded drop.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Long Signs New Wigan Contract<\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u270d\ufe0f We are pleased to announce defender <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Adam5Long?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Adam5Long<\/a> has signed a new contract with Wigan Athletic.<\/p>\n<p>Long has featured on 17 occasions for Latics this season and has committed his future to the club until the summer of 2023.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/wafc?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#wafc<\/a> \ud83d\udd35\u26aa\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Wigan Athletic (@LaticsOfficial) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LaticsOfficial\/status\/1353998315822735360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 26, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Gregor Rioch Has His Say on the News<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wiganathletic.com\/news\/2021\/january\/Adam-Long-signs-new-Latics-contract\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Speaking to the club website, head coach Gregor Rioch said<\/a>: \u201cWe brought Adam over as a 16-year-old from the Isle of Man and we knew it would take him time to settle into the new environment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cHe is developing into a fine young man who is really maturing well as a person as well as a footballer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cThis new contract is an achievement both Adam and his parents can be really proud of &#8211; it is a reward for his hard work to get to the level he has.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cAdam benefitted from his loan spell at Notts County and he is certainly improving and developing with each match he plays in the first team.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cWe\u2019re really proud of Adam\u2019s progress; he knows this is just the start and that he needs to continue to show the commitment and dedication that has got him this far.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The news will delight Wigan fans across the country who have otherwise endured a torrid time as of late. As we enter the second half of the season, however, the hope will be for better times ahead and, with that, the avoidance of relegation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Securing Long to a new contract is certainly a step in the right direction.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<br \/>\n<a id=\"57jc3Mg1ThNJALi0ZgbNqQ\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1285137230\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'57jc3Mg1ThNJALi0ZgbNqQ',sig:'DA_atPTfzfz78uL4jOlexGHoz1ytdl77Gj-wjxPzXCI=',w:'594px',h:'454px',items:'1285137230',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Young Wigan Athletic defender Adam Long has committed his future to the club by putting pen to paper on a new contract which takes him up to 2023. The 20-year-old has already featured 17 times this season, playing an increasingly important role in the Latics&#8217; bid for League One survival. 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