Dave Whelan has offered his full support to manager Steve Bruce in however he decides to deal with Amr Zaki, following the striker's failure to report back to training following this week's international break.
Bruce has gone public over his disappointment in Zaki's lack of professionalism and Whelan is confident that the gaffer will deal with the situation accordingly:
"I back Steve Bruce absolutely 100%," said Whelan who spoke to Sky Sports News.
"Whatever action he takes on Zaki I will be behind him. We all know Steve is a very good and very fair manager, but you can't have players going away on international breaks and not reporting back.
"Zaki is only on loan to us at the moment and he's desperate to get a long-term contract from us. So, for him not return for third or fourth time this season is unbelievable.
"Ultimatey it's up to Steve to decide if he has a future with us. He's a football manager and I respect his views. But if Zaki continues like this he'll find it very difficult to have a future at Wigan Athletic.
Zaki has failed to score in open play since Wigan's trip to Anfield back in October and not managed to find the net at all since his penalty against Bolton in December, and Whelan believes the striker has a lot of work to do if he is to regain the trust of not only his management, but also the fans:
"He's (Zaki) happy when he's scoring goals. But he hasn't been doing that lately and he gets a little frustrated. But instead of listening to someone like Steve Bruce who could help him, he decides to go down his path.
"I think if he starts scoring goals again then the fans will start to love him again. But he has to win back their respect, and you do that by playing football and working hard, not by messing the manager about and giving him all kinds of problems."
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