Wigan Athletic secure Ryan Trevitt boost as Ryan Lowe provides update on Brentford loan man
Wigan Athletic manager Ryan Lowe has confirmed that the club have reached an agreement that ensures loan man Ryan Trevitt will be able to return to the Latics this season.
Trevitt arrived at Wigan in the summer on loan from Premier League side Brentford and started the campaign in fine form, before he unfortunately suffered a serious thigh injury against Cardiff City on September 27.
The 22-year-old then returned to Brentford and later underwent surgery to correct a hernia problem, but he is now on the road to recovery and could well be featuring for Latics again in March.
"We’ve done a deal to extend the loan,” Lowe told Wigan Today.
"He is not going to be back with us until the end of February, I believe. I’m due to speak to Ry at some point – the games are coming thick and fast – but we’ve agreed on something with Brentford to keep him.
"We’re hoping come March, he’ll definitely be available for some games, so he will return to us. How many games he gets, we’re not sure, but we just felt it was important to keep him around us, because again, his contract is up at the end of the season and he is someone that, if he can stay fit, we would like to do something further down the line potentially, so he’ll be with us, probably from the end of February.”
Trevitt’s injury came as a big blow to Latics, having started the season well alongside fellow loanee Callum Wright. Still, Lowe hopes new recruit Owen Moxon can help fill that void, having arrived on loan for the rest of the season from fellow League One side Stockport County.
“The lads have done great in there, and different midfielders have different attributes,” Lowe added.
"We feel Owen can bring those attributes as well, definitely a goal-scoring midfielder, who has a good range of passing and can drop into areas which Ryan did, and he has been sorely missed, and we know that, we’ve brought Owen in to potentially replicate that, and when we get him up to speed and fully fit, then he will play a big part for us.”