'Strange scenario' for everyone at Wigan Athletic, admits Sam Morsy

Despite being one of the form sides in the Championship in the second half of the season, Latics were plunged into the drop zone after being handed a 12-point penalty by the EFL.

While the club waits to learn if its appeal to have the punishment is successful, the administrators continue to seek a buyer for the club to secure its long term.

In the meantime, players are having to be sold to pay the wages, with youngsters Jensen Weir, Alfie Devine, Callum Lang (on loan) and Daniel Gyollai all leaving in the past fortnight.

Speculation has also been rife concerning senior players like Kieffer Moore, Antonee Robinson, Cedric Kipre, Jamal Lowe and David Marshall.

And Morsy - one of Wigan's longest-serving players, having arrived in January 2016 - admits it's an unsettling time.

"I might get a call from the administrator tomorrow saying pack your bags and leave," he acknowledged.

"It's just a really strange scenario. We will just have to see how the appeal gets on."

Manager Paul Cook is also expected to move on, having reportedly offered his resignation on Wednesday, which is still being discussed with the administrators.

For Morsy, who was also Cook's captain at Chesterfield, it would be a particularly bitter pill to swallow.

"He was led to believe that this summer there would be a little bit of money to spend to further enhance the team," said Morsy. "He will feel disappointed as well.

"I can take failure all day. If you're not good enough, you're not good enough. But to get 12 points taken off you at such a late stage is unbelievable.

"The three worst teams who get the least amount of points should be relegated and we all know that.

"But unfortunately this season it's going to be decided in the boardroom and not on the football pitch which it should be."

It's been an incredibly tough time for a group of players who had already sacrificed 30 per cent of their wages to help the club in the immediate aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic.

"We were actually the first team in the Championship to take our deferral, just because we were getting taken over by new owners," Morsy told BBC Radio Manchester.

"I had assurances from the club that the reason why we were going to be the first was that the new owners were serious about the club and wanted to put money in.

"The lads have been absolutely amazing, even before coming back.

"We wanted to just do our best and give it our all. To a man we did, although we didn't get enough points to stay up with the 12-point deduction.

"I'm very proud of the players. Every single player sacrificed, so for that you can't ask for more."