29 Jan 2010'Corrupt' football agents slammed by Wigan Athletic manager

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Roberto Martinez has launched a scathing attack on football agents, describing them as an "unhealthy corruption" in the modern game.

The Wigan Athletic manager was speaking in reference to Maynor Figueroa, a player he believes has been unsettled by his agent's attempts to engineer a move to Sunderland in the January window.

Martinez suggested that the defender's performance in his side's 2-1 defeat at Blackburn Rovers on Wednesday night (January 27th) had been affected by the prospect of a transfer, despite Wigan Athletic's insistence that Figueroa is not for sale.

"The authorities should look into the transfer window and why the agents have this power and have this unhealthy control in the game," the Spaniard said.

"Unhappy is not the right word. I'm disgusted," he added.

Figueroa joined Wigan Athletic from Honduran club Olimpia in December 2008 following a successful loan spell with the English Premier League side.

Written by Tom Jenkins

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