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title: "Championship side beat Palace to signing of winger"
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author: "Ryan Darby"
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published: "2017-01-31T11:55:46Z"
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# Championship side beat Palace to signing of winger

Championship side Wigan Athletic have beaten Crystal Palace to the signing of Gabriel Obertan.

> Twitter: ![?](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/2/svg/1f4cd.svg) Info // Gabriel #Obertan, libre de tout contrat, doit s’engager avec #Wigan jusqu’en juin 2018, sous réserve de la visite médicale. ![⚽️](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/2/svg/26bd.svg) (@TANG\_Foot)

The former Newcastle United winger has been a free agent since being released from his contract with the Russian side, Anzhi Makhachkala.

Subject to a medical, Obertan will complete a move to Wigan and sign a deal until 2018.

![Stu Forster/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readcrystalpalace.com/readcrystalpalace/sites/17/2017/01/483500190.jpg)

The winger who Sam Allardyce knows well had been linked with a move to Selhurst Park, with Andros Townsend also being linked with a January exit.

Townsend remains to be linked with a return his and Obertan’s former side, Newcastle, who Palace signed the England international from. It is still unclear whether Townsend will re-join either on loan or permanently.

Obertan joined the Russian side in the summer and was largely considered as a marquee signing, with Anzhi known for their big-money spending over the years.