{"id":595618,"date":"2021-07-07T04:59:31","date_gmt":"2021-07-07T08:59:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=595618"},"modified":"2021-07-07T04:59:31","modified_gmt":"2021-07-07T08:59:31","slug":"wigan-striker-charlie-wyke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/07\/07\/wigan-striker-charlie-wyke\/","title":{"rendered":"Wigan Athletic Sign Former Sunderland Striker Charlie Wyke\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/03\/31\/phoenix-2021-complete-wigan-athletic-takeover-new-era\/\" target=\"_self\">Wigan Athletic<\/a> have completed the signing of striker Charlie Wyke on a free transfer. Wyke left <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/06\/30\/aiden-mcgeady-sunderland-contract\/\" target=\"_self\">Sunderland<\/a> at the end of last month following his contract expiring. The Black Cats had offered their top scorer from last season a new deal; however, the big striker rejected the offer and will now try to replicate his form with the Latics next season.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\">The news of Wyke\u2019s arrival was announced via Wigan\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/wiganathletic.com\/news\/2021\/july\/Charlie-Wyke-Joins-Latics-\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">official website<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s3\">Striker Charlie Wyke Joins Wigan Athletic<\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udc99 \ud835\uddea\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddf0\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddfa\ud835\uddf2, \ud835\uddd6\ud835\uddf5\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf2!<\/p>\n<p>\u270d\ud83c\udffc We are delighted to confirm that Charlie Wyke has joined Wigan Athletic! <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\/1412679023679913986?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 7, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s3\">Rejected New Sunderland Contract\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/07\/06\/luke-onien-sunderland-contract\/\" target=\"_self\">Sunderland<\/a> had offered their top scorer from last season a new deal to stay at the Stadium of Light. However, due to his contract expiring this summer, the big striker decided to pursue a career elsewhere. Wyke scored 31 goals for the Black Cats last season as the club failed to gain promotion via the play-offs.<\/p>\n<p>Wyke has agreed a three-year deal at the DW Stadium following his three-year stay on Wearside.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s3\">Striker Charlie Wyke Signs for Wigan After Rejecting Other Offers<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Former Bradford City striker Wyke had been reportedly been interesting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nottinghamforest.news\/2021\/07\/07\/report-nottingham-forest-and-celtic-to-miss-out-on-charlie-wyke\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">several clubs<\/a> since his decision to leave Sunderland. Nottingham Forest and Celtic were believed to be amongst those chasing the 28-year-old\u2019s signature. However, they and others have now missed out on the man who hit 31 goals last season in League One.<\/p>\n<p>Following the confirmation of his signing, Wyke spoke of his delight at joining Wigan. He told the Wigan\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wiganathletic.com\/news\/2021\/july\/Charlie-Wyke-Joins-Latics-\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">official website<\/a>:\u00a0&#8220;I\u2019m delighted. I\u2019ve been speaking to the Club for a few weeks and from the day I met the manager, I knew this was the club I wanted to play for.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The way he (Leam) sold the club to me, and how he said he could get the best out of me, I thought this was the best place for my career going forward.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Club ticks all the boxes in terms of how they want to play, the Stadium and the fans. I can\u2019t wait to get started now and hopefully it\u2019s a long, successful spell for me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<br \/>\n<a id=\"P0ADzCqaSXd8DfPKQ3WekA\" 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\/1233051343\" 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:'P0ADzCqaSXd8DfPKQ3WekA',sig:'3jin_crkpAK2VhgYyneiymbqv0Dq08XI01W8ewrDdMM=',w:'594px',h:'364px',items:'1233051343',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>Striker Charlie Wyke has today signed for League One club Wigan Athletic. 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