Wigan confirm Ellington interest.

"Long term, if he continues to develop how we think he will, it may be difficult to keep hold of him but we are going for promotion with this team and he is a very important part of our plans so he will be remaining at the JJB." Said Whelan.

"David Moyes has been here again today and he may well have been watching 'The Duke' amongst others," he confirmed.

Allington has been attracting a lot of interest recently, and Everton are starting to look for strikers. Despite how well Kevin Campbell is playing at the moment, he won't be around for ever, and the blues need to find replacements for both him and Duncan Ferguson within the next two seasons.

The plan is clearly to buy young talent and take a risk on them developing, as we simply cannot compete with the huge clubs for the £30m strikers.

Players > Nathan Ellington

Statistics	Appearances

Name Nathan Ellington Date Of Birth 02 July 1981 Place Of Birth Bradford National Team England Height 5.10 Weight 12.11 Normal Position Forward

Team	From	To	Terms / From	Fee
Wigan	28 Mar 2002			£ 1200000
Bristol R	18 Feb 1999	28 Mar 2002		£ 150000
Walton & H	1 Aug 1998	18 Feb 1999

Career History	League			FA Cup			Lg Cup			Other
Team	AP	SB	GL	AP	SB	GL	AP	SB	GL	AP	SB	GL
Wigan	15	0	8	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	0
Bristol R	76	40	35	6	1	4	7	1	2	6	1	3
Walton & H

Performance		Goals		Booking		Team Results			Strike
Season	Apps	Home	Away	Home	Away	Wins	Losses	Draws	Rate
2001/2002	37	12	9	1	1	15	13	9	0.57
2000/2001	51	10	8	1	4	14	19	18	0.35
1999/2000	41	1	3	1		19	13	9	0.10
1998/1999	10	1	0			3	5	2	0.10