Bullard in £2.5m Fulham move

FULHAM will sign midfielder Jimmy Bullard from Wigan when the season ends after agreeing a £2.5m fee with the Latics. The 27-year-old Londoner will join Fulham on a four-year deal on May 8.

Bullard, who joined Wigan for £275,000 in 2003, travelled to London yesterday to discuss terms and undergo a medical.

Fulham’s bid was enough to trigger an escape clause in Bullard’s contract, a situation reminiscent of Nathan Ellington’s departure to West Brom last summer when the Baggies were informed of a £3m sale clause in the striker’s contract.

“His agent alerted clubs that Jimmy has a clause in his contract that allows him to leave for a certain price,” said Wigan boss Paul Jewell.