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Wigan reject Sunderland's fifth bid for Will Grigg

Sunderland have bid for a Premier League striker accepted, Sky Sports News understands

Will Grigg celebrates scoring Wigan's third against Stoke
Image: Sunderland have seen five bids for Will Grigg turned down

Wigan have turned down a fifth bid from Sunderland for striker Will Grigg, according to Sky sources.

The latest offer is understood to have been for £1.25m plus add-ons, with Sunderland believing they have bid higher than Wigan's valuation of the player.

Last week, Wigan boss Paul Cook confirmed the club had already rejected four bids from the promotion-chasing Sky Bet League One club.

"I think Sunderland have made four bids for Will, but the fact we've rebuffed four bids, you can clearly see our intent is not to sell players," said Cook.

Wigan Athletic's Will Grigg celebrates scoring his side's third goal of the game from the penalty spot with Reece James
Image: Sunderland's latest offer for Will Grigg was believed to be £1.25m plus add-ons

"Unfortunately, everybody is expecting them to come back, but we want to strengthen and keep our better players."

Grigg helped fire the Latics to promotion from League One last season, but has managed to score only four goals in 17 appearances so far this campaign.

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Meanwhile, Sky Sports News also understands Sunderland have had a bid accepted by a Premier League team for an unknown striker, with a medical booked for Deadline Day on Thursday.

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The Black Cats have also seen a £1.25m bid turned down by Doncaster for striker John Marquis, while Lewis Morgan's loan move from Celtic is close to being completed.

Sunderland will not be moving for Sheffield United forward Ched Evans, despite reports.

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