2. Conor Sammon (Kilmarnock ---> Wigan Athletic): Wigan Athletic netted Kilmarnock's top goal-scorer Conor Sammon last night after an estimated £600,000 deal was agreed between the two clubs. Sammon, who has signed a three-and-a-half year deal with the Latics, scored eighteen goals in twenty-seven games this season and was the SPL top goalscorer before he left Scotland.
It makes depressing reading for Killie fans - and sometimes it’s the transfers OUT that can affect the rest of your season more than who comes in. There is no doubt Killie will sorely miss the big guy, but they couldn’t refuse the money offered to them or deny the career enhancing move for Sammon himself. Mixu will have his work cut out replacing the Irishman’s goals. Meanwhile, the 24-year old will have his work cut out as he competes for a place in Wigan's first eleven with forwards such as Hugo Rodallega and Franco Di Santo. It is a big step up for the Irishman, but nothing can take away his fantastic goalscoring form this season where everything seemed to click into place for him.
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