Wigan Athletic chairman Dave Whelan has confirmed manager Roberto Martinez held talks with Liverpool this week.

The Spaniard is currently on a family holiday in the Caribbean but took a short flight to Miami where he was expected to meet Fenway Sports Group's top executives.

"I got a phone call this morning and Roberto was on his way to America, he's flying down to Miami and is meeting Liverpool now," Whelan told ESPN.

"I didn't ask him what he has decided to do but I told him I wanted it sorted out sooner rather than later."

Whelan added on Sky Sports News: "He has to listen to what they are offering. He is just doing what I gave him permission to do.

"This visit to America is a brief intrusion into his holiday but it is something he has to do."