Having navigated his Wigan Athletic side to an 18th place finish in the Championship last month, Paul Cook will undoubtedly be looking to bring in some new additions to the DW Stadium between now and August.

Therefore, it is not at all surprising that the 52-year-old has been linked with a permanent move for a player who impressed whilst on loan at the club last season.

According to Football Insider, the Latics have reportedly tabled a £1.9m bid for Everton defender Antonee Robinson.

If this is indeed true, it is imperative that Cook considers both the positives and the negatives that the 21-year-old could have on the club's fortunes during the upcoming campaign before committing to a deal.

Keeping this in mind, we have set out two pros as well as two cons to Wigan signing Robinson based on his career to date.

Check them out below...

Pros

He has bags of potential

An incredibly gifted player, Robinson clearly has all the ingredients needed to become a quality operator under the guidance of the right manager.

Having shown glimmers of real promise at Wigan during the 2018/19 campaign, the USA international will be confident that he can push on next season and thus set the Championship alight with his performances.

He will slot into Wigan's defence straight away

Cook's first-choice at full-back for the majority of last season, Robinson should have no trouble slotting in at the back for Wigan if he does indeed join the club this summer.

Whereas Danny Fox will indeed provide him with some much-needed competition for this particular position, the former Bolton Wanderers loanee should be able to fend off his team-mate by producing a consistent level of performance in the second-tier.

Cons

There are no guarantees that he will remain injury-free 

Although there is no doubting Robinson's wide array of skills, when you consider that he missed 18 games due to injury in the previous campaign, Wigan simply have to think twice before committing to a deal.

If the defender ends up breaking down once again next season, the Latics will almost definitely rue spending a significant fee on him as he will be no use to them on the sidelines.

Cook could be better suited spending his money elsewhere

If the £1.9m fee touted turns out to be correct, it could be argued that Cook may be better suited spending this sum of money elsewhere as Robinson is by no means the finished product yet.

By bringing in players who are more experienced at Championship level than the aforementioned defender, the Latics may profit more in terms of achieving a higher league finish next May compared to last season.