Scotland get de Permit!!!!
Scotland comes to England as Jason joins Wiganhttp://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=660978&sec=england&cc=5901Trinidad and Tobago international striker Jason Scotland is now a step closer to becoming a Wigan Athletic player after obtaining permission to work in the UK.The player has now passed a medical at the club and agreed terms on a two year contract after Latics and Swansea City agreed a fee - believed to be in the region of £2m - late last week.
The move is still subject to being granted a visa and international clearance and Scotland could miss out on the club's forthcoming trip to Austria.
At an FA appeal hearing this morning, the 30 year-old was cleared to join Latics officially, and he is now free to become Roberto Martinez's third signing since returning to Wigan, following in the footsteps of Jordi Gomez and Hendry Thomas.
Scotland's goalscoring ratio over the last six years is an impressive 144 goals in 215 appearances for Dundee United, St Johnstone and Swansea City, for whom he scored 65 goals in 97 games.
Martinez said: "Jason is a natural goalscorer, I can't really put it any other way. Every manager wants a player who has that clinical ability to make something happen in the box, and Jason can do that.
"He is strong, very physical, and his feet can produce the magic ingredient every team needs in the box. This was always going to be a key signing for me.
"I have every faith he can make the step up to the Premier League and become a real cult hero at the Latics.
"I know from experience how the Wigan fans love a goalscorer. Graeme Jones, Andy Liddell, Nathan Ellington, Jason Roberts. I am confident Jason can be the next name on that list."
Scotland himself is delighted that the move has finally been sealed.
"I am so excited to get a chance in the Premier League," he said, "and I want to show the manager he has done the right thing by bringing me here.
"I loved my time at Swansea and I think I served the club well. I want to thank all the supporters down there, but a new chapter in my career starts now."