Roberto Martinez expects James McCarthy to stay at Wigan Athletic

Wigan Athletic manager Roberto Martinez has admitted that he expects midfielder James McCarthy to eventually leave the DW Stadium for a bigger club.

However, the Latics boss insists that the 22-year-old will not be moving during the upcoming January transfer window.

He said: "James will stay until he knows he's ready. He's level-headed. There's a right time and wrong time to leave - he's at the right club."

McCarthy, who joined Wigan from Hamilton for a fee of £1.1m in July 2009, has been capped nine times by the Republic of Ireland at senior international level.