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Wigan Athletic must regret signing a striker from Swansea City for £2m during the summer transfer window in 2009.

Prolific striker Jason Scotland left Swansea City to sign for Wigan Athletic during the summer transfer window in 2009, but the move did not work out as the Trinidad and Tobago international would have hoped.

Jason Scotland left Championship side Swansea City in 2009 to fulfil his dream of playing in the Premier League with Wigan Athletic.

The forward initially joined the Swans from St Johnstone for a fee of just £25,000, amid plenty of interest from other clubs both north and south of the border, linking him up with Roberto Martinez for the first time.

"Goal-scorers are a precious commodity and I believe we've persuaded a quality striker to join us," Martinez told the club website at the time, as per the BBC.

"Jason has a magic touch and can make something happen out of nothing.

"He's an exciting player who always entertains and excites the crowds - and players like that are a rare breed."

Following his arrival in South Wales in 2007, Scotland hit the ground running with four goals in his first six games for Swansea in League One.

The Swans finished the 2007/08 campaign top of the league, sealing promotion to the second tier, with Scotland having scored 23 goals and assisted seven over the course of the campaign.

Scotland scored three goals in his first 14 Championship appearances, before his form improved dramatically, and he ended the 2008/09 season with 21 goals and eight assists in the second tier.

Following Swansea's failure to reach the play-offs at the end of the season, Scotland revealed his desire to leave the club and pursue an opportunity to play in the top flight, via Wales Online.

"The Premier League is where I want to be," said Scotland.

"Every player's ambition is to play at the highest level and that's the Premier League. I want to be there sooner rather than later."

Martinez also had his say on Scotland's intention to leave the club.

"You don't want to keep players that are not happy," he said.

"I will be surprised if Premier League clubs don't come in for my players."

Scotland's departure worked out better for Swansea City than Wigan Athletic

After he had apparently been concerned about clubs coming in for his players in the summer of 2009, Martinez left Swansea himself to join Premier League side Wigan, where he had played earlier in his career.

The Spaniard raided his former club to sign Scotland for £2 million, and also signed midfielder Jordi Gomez from Espanyol after he had spent the previous season on loan at Swansea.

While the Swans initially valued the striker at £3 million, the £2 million fee meant that the club had made a significant profit on the £25,000 they originally spent on bringing him to the club.

His performances in the Premier League provided further evidence that the deal was more beneficial for Swansea than it had been for the Latics.

Scotland made 32 appearances as Wigan finished 16th at the end of the 2009/10 Premier League campaign, with his only goal having come in a 2-1 defeat against Fulham at Craven Cottage in April.

After he returned to the Championship with Ipswich Town ahead of the 2010/11 campaign, Scotland discussed the previous season with the BBC.

"It's been difficult at Wigan," said Scotland.

"I didn't enjoy my football like I enjoyed it at Swansea."

Swansea enjoyed the prime of Scotland's career, and made just under £2 million in profit on him, making them the clear winners of their deal with Wigan Athletic in 2009.