The centre-half made just one appearance for Steve Bruce's side – the 2-0 defeat at Portsmouth – after joining on loan at the end of January.

With Bruce set to announce his retained list soon, D-day is approaching for the Norway international.

The 32-year-old has enjoyed his time in Wigan and would like to sign full-time if Bruce can find a place for him in next season's squad.
Hagen told the Evening Post: "I don't know what is going to happen yet.

"It hasn't been easy for me in the last few months, I came here to play but I struggled with my confidence and I couldn't get my game going.

"At least the team stayed up, that's the most important thing.
"I have enjoyed being at Wigan, the club has been very friendly to me, the players are good lads, and it's a nice place to live. Both
my family and myself are interested in staying here.

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"I need to be playing games but I blame myself for not having played very often.
"I have a big respect for Steve Bruce, he's a fantastic manager and a every good person.

"He came looking for me, gave me the opportunity to play in the Premier League, but I just didn't take my chance.

"I've only myself to blame.When I signed, I told the manager that I needed time to get settled in. I knew it would because it took me six months to do that when I went to Russia.

"I've just not had the confidence here, that comes from playing games. I must say Paul Scharner and Emmerson Boyce have been very good in the centre of defence so it was hard for me to get in."

Hagen's parent club Zenit face Rangers in the UEFA Cup final in Manchester tomorrow night.

Not surprisingly he is tipping the Russians for glory at Eastlands, Zenit powering past Bayern Munich 5-1 on aggregate in the semi-finals.

Said Hagen: "For me, Zenit are the favourites, although I know Rangers are strong too.
"From my time with Zenit, I know they have players who can score against any team.

"They have a lot of quality. Their No.10, Andrei Arshavin who was suspended for the semi-final second leg, is one of the best players I have played with.
"He is a fantastic player and I think he will score in the final.

"Zenit got an unbelievable result against Bayern, beating them 4-0 in St Petersburg – it was a historic result.
"It's going to be a good final to watch."

Meanwhile, Chris Kirkland's season is going into overtime after the Latics goalkeeper was named in the England squad for the friendlies against the United States on May 28 and Trinidad and Tobago on June 1.

Kirkland said: "I'm delighted to be called up. It's a privilege for both myself and the club. It's been a long, hard season, but you don't mind putting your holidays back a couple of weeks."