Updated at 23.28
PAUL COOK IS the new manager of Wigan Athletic, the club have confirmed.
The Latics, who finished 23rd in the Championship and were relegated as a result, have been looking for a new manager since Warren Joyce’s departure.
The former Sligo Rovers boss leaves Portsmouth, who he guided to the League Two title last season, and has signed a three-year contract at the DW Stadium.
He also led Chesterfield to the League Two title in 2013-14 and almost helped them secure a second consecutive promotion, as they lost out in the semi-finals of the play-offs the following season.
Cook made 95 appearances for Wigan in two spells there as a player but is most famous in Ireland for leading Sligo Rovers to two FAI Cups and a League Cup.
The news is a further blow to Portsmouth, who recently lost Irish full-back Enda Stevens to Championship side Sheffield United.
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