Shaun Maloney reacts to Thelo Aasgaard departure

Wigan Athletic boss Shaun Maloney spoke about Thelo Aasgaard's move to Luton

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00:00How disappointed are you to lose him?

00:02Ah yeah, deeply disappointed to lose him. I think he's an amazing guy, a brilliant player.

00:07I also knew this day was probably going to come. I think I'd alluded to previously that some things are maybe less in our control.

00:16I think I said that on the club channel, it's 18 months ago when I'm presenting to an owner and showing him what I thought was possible.

00:25When it actually does happen, it's disappointing to lose one of your best players.

00:31Amazing for him and his family. I know what happened to Charlie six months ago, I felt the same.

00:37These guys deserve whatever they get because he has worked incredibly hard to become the player he is.

00:43A really positive moment for the club in terms of off the pitch and it's my job now to find a solution to losing that player.

00:54Really give the club a feeling that we have to move forward. It's one of those moments, yeah.