Wigan Athletic chairman Dave Whelan insists Everton is a good move for Roberto Martinez.

Whelan initially suggested, before Wigan's relegation from the Premier League, that Everton were not a big enough club to tempt Martinez away.

But he said on Monday night: "Sometimes I wind the chairman up at Everton because we've had some really serious fun and entertainment watching Everton play Wigan. We get on so well together.

"When I say things like 'I thought you meant a big football club', I'm winding Bill up. They are a big club, no question.

"After leaving Wigan, I think Everton is the next stop of Roberto before he goes to the very, very top.

"Everton is run very similarly to Wigan, it's a family-run club, a friendly club with a great bunch of supporters. They're a bigger club than Wigan and it's a super club.

"(If he goes) I will say to Roberto - which I've already said, because I had a meeting with him tonight - I will wish him nothing but the very best of luck."