Wigan’s super Sam Tickle has been featured in numerous articles in the past year, ranging from his incredible rise to latics no.1 to transfer rumours. After an outstanding debut season Sam Tickle has received enormous praise from club & country for his vast shot stopping skills. The Wigan youth product was first handed first team experience from former manager Leam Richardson, which gave his the basic foundations on how to handle the exceeding pressure of being a pro footballer. The 22/23 campaign was one to forget for Wigan, a season in which they placed 24th in the EFL Championship. A season in which saw manager Kolo Toure replaced by Scotsman Shaun Maloney, and he instantly spotted something in Sam Tickle, and Wigan’s final league game in May 2023 marked Sam Tickle’s debut versus Rotherham United and what followed was a sublime 23/24 campaign. Tickle’s talents are well known and it has gained much interest from premier league clubs, particularly the gunners, Arsenal.