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Barnsley near permanent deal for Wigan’s Morsy

Barnsley boss Paul Heckingbottom says the club are close to finalising a permanent deal with Wigan midfielder Sam Morsy.

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boss says the club are close to finalising a permanent deal with midfielder Sam Morsy.

Morsy, 25, joined Wigan from last January, but left the in August to join Barnsley for the remainder of this season.

He was impressive in the centre of the midfield as they acclimatised well to their first season back in the since 2013/2014, but was abruptly called back to his parent club earlier this week.

Nevertheless, because of a clause included in the initial loan deal, Barnsley can purchase Morsy for a set fee and Heckingbottom told the Yorkshire Post: “We knew they [Wigan] would call him back, so straightaway slapped in the agreed fee which was all agreed in advance.

“It’s just a case of trying to get personal terms agreed and the deal done.”

The ‘agreed fee’ clause was included by ex-Wigan boss , and is a bitter pill to swallow for who was keen for Morsy to feature in his plans as the Latics attempt to survive a relegation battle.

However, it appears personal terms could be the final hurdle before Morsy leaves the DW Stadium to become a Barnsley player.

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