The son of Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher has signed a contract extension at Wigan
James Carragher, son of Liverpool legend Jamie, has signed a contract extension with Wigan Athletic
Wigan Athletic defender James Carragher (Image: Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt – AMA/Getty Images)
James Carragher, the son of Liverpool legend Jamie, has signed a new two-year contract with Championship club Wigan Athletic.
The 20-year-old followed in his father’s footsteps and chose a position at the heart of defence. Carragher’s contract expires in 2025 at DW Stadium.
After suffering a knee injury while on loan at National League side Oldham Athletic, Carragher returned to his parent club after five appearances to undergo rehab.
Carragher signed for Wigan after leaving Liverpool U14 and impressing with 3PL Wigan Athletic Academy. His first professional contract was signed in 2021 and debuted winning the Carabao Cup first round at Fleetwood Town.
Following Carragher’s new contract, first-team manager Shaun Maloney told Wigan’s official website: “James is a talented young centre-back with a bright future ahead of him.
“The path from the academy is already visible to all and James has the opportunity to play a big role in the first team next season if he continues to work hard. I look forward to working with him.
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I supported Liverpool’ – Christian Purslow explains decision to sack Steven Gerrard at Aston Villa
Christian Purslow, who was Liverpool chief executive when Steven Gerrard captained the Reds, sacked him as Villa boss in October.
Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard watches
Aston Villa CEO Christian Purslow has spoken about the decision to sack Steven Gerrard as manager in October, admitting their time together at Liverpool complicated the call.
Gerrard was dismissed from his role at Villa Park after winning just 12 of his 38 games after taking over from Dean Smith in November 2021 after leaving Rangers after a hugely successful spell at Rangers Celtic with 102 points for the Scottish Premiership title after going all season undefeated. However, the legendary former Liverpool captain’s stay at Villa Park was disappointing and his successor Unai Emery has since propelled the Villans to fifth in the Premier League.
Purslow, who was Liverpool chief executive between June 2009 and October 2010, was the man responsible for the removal of Gerrard from his role at Villa, which was not a call taken lightly, he said. explained in an interview with Beth Rigby of Sky News.
“I supported Liverpool,” Purslow said in an extensive interview which will air on Thursday evening at 9 p.m. “I was third generation – my grandparents and father were Liverpool and Liverpool fans. And so, like many, many football fans in the country, you grow up as a child and follow in the footsteps of your father. “Yes, it was [a difficult decision]. It was very difficult. He is a very good person who I have known for a long time. When I was at Liverpool, he was the captain of the club.
But my priority is Aston .” Villa, and doing the right thing for our club and it didn’t work. “Steven would be the first to admit that. You have to do the right thing. The board has thought things through. I think we let things slide for a while and then made this difficult decision and moved on.”
Purslow also dismissed the suggestion he would have signed up for the controversial Super League had he still been at Anfield, adding: “Let’s remember I’m the club’s chief executive.
“My job is to be the eyes and ears of the local owners. And I would have told my owners that our fans would not have approved of a concept that goes against the very essence of English football over the past 150 years.
“I think [Super League] is dead, and that’s because, again, in the aftermath and I talked about it before when we talked about another example of a crisis in football, crises tend to stimulate.
“The response to the Super League at all levels of football has been profound. Within the Premier League, Beth, we have set rules. Black and white rules, an owner statute, making it very explicit, if a manager of a club seeks to be involved in an unregulated tournament, that club will suffer huge point deductions.”