Wigan Athletic manager Uwe Rosler claims the transfer market has been "destroyed" by significant summer deals involving Championship clubs.

Rosler is the new Leeds United manager
Uwe Rosler has hit out at the "destroyed" transfer market

The Latics were relegated from the Premier League in 2012-13 and receive parachute payments over a four-year period which, as reported recently by the Daily Mail, are currently worth £60m.

Despite that apparent financial advantage, however, Rosler believes the 2013 FA Cup winners are finding it difficult to competes with teams such as Fulham, who paid £11m for Leeds United striker Ross McCormack, and Nottingham Forest, who spent £5.5m on Peterborough United forward Britt Assombalonga.

"The transfer market is destroyed this year, in terms of the money that has been paid for certain positions," the former Brentford boss told BBC Radio Manchester after watching Wigan lose 1-0 at Cardiff City last night.

"We have a strong team but where we lack is up front so we need to strengthen in that area. It's not easy, especially when you're driving a football club in a responsible way like we do."

Rosler, whose side have now collected just one point from their opening three matches of 2014-15 having reached the play-off semi-finals last season, added: "We have less income than last year and we have to adapt more and more to life in the Championship, but still push to win promotion.

"When you pay £11m for a striker and £5m for a League One striker, it's very difficult for a club like Wigan to compete at that level.

"We try to find solutions and we're working extremely hard, but at the moment, lady luck is not on our side in that part."