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Wigan sign Celtic defender Gary Caldwel
January 14th, 2010 | 
Author: Wigan have signed Celtic defender Gary Caldwell on a four and half year deal. It is believed that the fee is somewhere in the region of £1m pounds and the players wages will be around £20,000 a week. Caldwell was also wanted by Championship side Middlesbrough but Wigan’s manager Roberto Martinez moved quickly to secure the signature of the 27-year old.
Caldwell joined Celtic in 2006, helping the club win two League titles and two domestic Cups. He was also voted 2009 Clydesdale Bank SPL Player of the Year and Scottish Football Writers Footballer of the Year. Caldwell is Wigan’s third signing of the January transfer window following the arrivals of Steven Gohouri and Vladimir Stojkovic.
Caldwell spoke about the move , “To play in the Premier League has always been an ambition of mine but I know how tough it’s going to be to get in the side and I need to focus on winning a place and doing the best I can for my new club. It’s a massive wrench for me to leave a club like Celtic but I want to thank the club and all the fans for the support they’ve given me in my time there. But I’m a Wigan Athletic player now and I can’t wait to get started in the Premier League.”
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Toffees express Donovan interest
Everton have expressed an interest in signing USA forward Landon Donovan. The Toffees are reportedly in talks with Donovan’s MLS franchise, LA Galaxy, to bring the player on loan to Goodison Park in the winter transfer window.
Everton chief executive Robert Elstone has said that Donovan is a transfer target for the club’s Scottish manager David Moyes. Any deal Everton manage to make with Galaxy for Donovan’s services is likely to be similar to the one the MLS side have in place with AC Milan, who will take David Beckham on loan in January.
If the negotiations are fruitful, Donovan will join the Toffees on a three month loan beginning on January 2. California born Donovan has never played in England before. He has however had two spells in the Bundesliga, first with Bayer Leverkusen and then with Bayer’s bitter rivals Bayern Munich.