The Latics' new 20-year-old forward, Dominic Poleon, is likely to make his debut against Fleetwood Town at Boundary Park on Saturday. Manager Lee Johnson sees a lot of potential in the player and suggests that he could rise to the level of £5 million Nottingham Forest striker Britt Assombalonga in the not too distant future.
Johnson raved, “I’m really pleased with the business we have done with Dominic Poleon and credit to the chairman for that. We would probably still have gone for him had Jonson Clarke-Harris stayed here. Credit to the player; he could have sat at Leeds on more money. And fair play to Leeds for not standing in his way. We believe this boy could be special. He is young and has had hardly any games. He’ll take a lot of time to get going, but this time next year we could have the equivalent of a Britt Assombalonga.”