Kolo Toure’s Wigan are looking to bring in former England defender Steven Caulker
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Kolo Toure’s Wigan are looking to bring in former England defender Steven Caulker to stabilize a leaky back-line, with the 31-year-old currently playing in Turkey for the 14th club of his career.
- Kolo Toure’s Wigan have lost each of their last three Championship games 4-1
- They are now looking to bring in former England defender Steven Caulker
- He currently plays in Turkey for the 14th club of his playing career.
- Caulker has recently resumed his international career with Sierra Leone
Wigan are in talks with former England defender Steven Caulker, who has spent the last four years in Turkey.
Manager Kolo Toure sees the 31-year-old Caulker as helping to strengthen his bottom-table team.
The centre-back scored in his only England appearance against Sweden in 2012 and after seasons with 14 different clubs, including Tottenham and Liverpool, he played for Fatih Karagumruk in the Turkish top flight this season.
Steven Caulker has been linked with a return to English football with Wigan
Kolo Touré’s team needs defensive stability after losing 4-1 three times in a row
He recently played in England for a three-year spell at QPR that saw him on loan twice before he was finally sold to Dundee in 2018.
The central midfielder then moved to Alanyaspor and has since established himself as a regular in the Super Lig.
Caulker has also recently returned to international football, albeit representing Sierra Leone, making 10 appearances last year.
After playing one match for England a decade ago, Caulker (right) now represents Sierra Leone.
For Wigan, strengthening the defense will be a key priority. Before Saturday’s 1-1 draw with Luton in the FA Cup, they had suffered three successive 4-1 defeats and were bottom of the championship.
Toure has been open about the need for new players in his team, as he told BBC Manchester: “We see some players, of course, they want to come here and it’s up to us to make those decisions.”
‘The market is open and as soon as it is open there is movement. The movement can be fast or slow, but we definitely have some movement.’