Wigan sign Palacios

0 Comments | AFP, January, 2008

WIGAN, England (AFP) — Honduran midfielder Wilson Palacios has joined Wigan Athletic on a three-and-a-half-year deal from Deportivo Olimpia, the English Premier League club announced Friday.

Palacios, 23, made six league appearances on loan for Birmingham earlier in the season when Wigan manager Steve Bruce was in charge at St Andrews. He now goes straight into the squad to face basement club Derby County on Saturday.

"I know Wilson well and I have seen what he can do," Bruce told Wigan's official website.

"He has strength and vision; he can pass a ball with either foot and he has had some time to adjust to the rigour of the Premier League and knows what our game is all about.

Palacios added: "I am really happy to sign for Wigan. I like Steve as a...

Premium Content Partnership | MyWire provides an in-depth online archive library of reference works. MyWire

 

BNET TalkbackShare your ideas and expertise on this topic

Please add your comment:

  1. You are currently: a Guest |
  2.  

Basic HTML tags that work in comments are: bold (<b></b>), italic (<i></i>), underline (<u></u>), and hyperlink (<a href></a)