Wigan Athletic are offering Paul Scharner a bumper £6 million contract.

The People says Scharner has been a big hit at the JJB and was voted last season's Player of the Year. He has a three-year, £40,000-a-week deal on the table now.

Aston Villa and Roy Keane's Sunderland are still interested, but Bruce believes he can trump them and pull off a minor coup in the next 48 hours.