Wigan Athletic snap up free agent after Fleetwood Town exi
According to the Wigan Athletic club website, Max McMillan has joined the team after leaving Fleetwood Town.
The attacker has been given a one-year contract by Wigan Athletic. He recently underwent a League One team trial and performed well enough to secure a deal.
At the conclusion of the previous season, McMillan, 20, severed connections with Fleetwood. At the end of June, the Cod Army declined to extend his contract, and he therefore became a free agent.
Max impressed us during his trial with his work ethic and professionalism, and he merits this deal, according to the Latics’ Sporting Director Gregor Rioch.
He is a diligent striker with many strong offensive traits, and he now has a chance with us. All of us are excited to collaborate with him and wish him the best of luck in this new journey.
New face at Wigan
McMillan is a risk-free addition for Wigan on a free transfer and could prove to be a decent signing if he can hit the ground running.
The fact he has been training with the club already means he will already know their players and how the team plays which will help his settling in period
He has scored twice for the Under-21’s against Colchester United and Birmingham City recently. They are back in competitive action on Wednesday 11th October against Crewe Alexandra.
McMillan rose up through the academy at Leeds United and was a regular for the Whites at various youth levels. However, he left Elland Road in 2019.
He then joined Fleetwood and was handed a professional deal by the Lancashire outfit. The forward went on to make six first-team appearances in all competitions for his previous team and also had a loan spell away in non-league at Radcliffe to get some experience under his belt.
Wigan take on high flying Portsmouth this weekend as they look to return to winning ways. Shaun Maloney’s men were beaten 4-1 away at Bristol Rovers last Saturday.
