Wigan Athletic star linked with move to Blackburn Rovers
The 22-year-old got Latics’ campaign up and running with the only goal – via a slight deflection – in Saturday’s 1-0 victory over Crawley Town.
Prior to that, he had been the stand-out performer in pre-season with the bulk of his side’s goals.
That form has reportedly caught the eye of Blackburn Rovers – against whom Aasgaard scored in a 1-1 friendly draw last month.
Respected journalist Alan Nixon says Rovers – with £9million to spend following the recent sale of star striker Sammie Szmodics to Ipswich Town – are hoping to bring in Aasgaard to boost their forward line.
Aasgaard only signed a new long-term contract with Latics last summer.
But given the perilous situation at the time – all of the players were able to hand in their notice and leave for free due to unpaid wages under the previous ownership – it remains to be seen how strong Latics’ position actually is.
A fee of £3.5million has been mooted, which would still represent a massive return on a player who came through the ranks at Wigan after being released by Liverpool.
The Norway Under-21 international has made 136 appearances for Latics, scoring 19 times.
After Saturday’s 1-0 victory over Crawley, Latics boss Shaun Maloney again highlighted his importance to the side.
“When I first came here, he was a real impact player off the bench in the Championship,” said Maloney.
“I set him a bit of a challenge last year…he didn’t really want the No.10 shirt, but I kind of forced it upon him because he was out main player, our main creative player.
“Last year I thought he was excellent, playing either No.10 or that false 9, and he was brilliant during pre-season.
