Latics land King
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Friday, 25, Jan 2008 08:35
Wigan Athletic have pipped Fulham to sign striker Marlon King from Watford.
The striker's move to the Cottagers collapsed allowing Latics boss Steve Bruce to swoop for the 27-year-old.
King is expected to make his debut for Wigan against Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium on Tuesday.
The former Nottingham Forest forward has rubbished reports the move to Fulham collapsed because he failed the medical at Craven Cottage.
"I think the two clubs were trying to renegotiate the fee, it had nothing to do with me, but when I picked up the papers I see I had failed a medical," King said.
"I know my body is 110 per cent. I didn't fail a medical. I've been playing for a season and a half now and scoring goals - nothing has changed.
"As far as I'm concerned and Wigan are concerned, I didn't fail a medical.
"I was speaking to Fulham for the last week and a half, I came down to get things sorted out and for whatever reason it didn't happen."
Watford, who lie second in the Championship, had previously rejected two bids from Fulham.
King scored 36 goals for the Hornets since arriving in 2005 from Leeds United.
Bruce, whose side face Chelsea in the FA Cup fourth round tomorrow, said he was delighted with signing a goal-scorer.
"He's a proven finisher who gives us a different kind of goal-scoring threat. It's tremendous," Bruce said.