Wigan warn Liverpool and Chelsea – Moses worth £12m

Liverpool and Chelsea have been told they will have to offer at least £12million to land Wigan striker Victor Moses. 

 Chelsea had a £6m bid for the frontman rejected while new Anfield chief Brendan Rodgers is also on the trail of the 21-year-old. 

 But Wigan owner Dave Whelan will play hardball over the fee in order to get the best possible deal for the Latics. Wigan boss Roberto Martinez is reluctant to lose one of his star assets but accepts the club's need to sell to survive outweighs his team-building plans. 

 But Whelan and Martinez are pointing to the £9.5m they received from Aston Villa for Charles N'Zogbia last summer to help set the benchmark figure for Moses, who has chosen to play for homeland Nigeria despite playing for England at youth and under-21 level. 

 Wigan will argue that Moses' potential and youth makes him a far more valuable asset than N'Zogbia and that the £12m fee is not only realistic but also a firm stand they will not back down from, putting the onus back on both Chelsea and Liverpool.

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