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During his English league career, McCulloch found himself operating more and more in [[midfielder|midfield]], and indeed this is the position he mainly played in during Wigan's first season in the Premier League in [[2005-06 in English football|2005-06]]. Although rarely played as an out-and-out striker that term, he still weighed in with five league goals in thirty appearances, helping Wigan to a 10th place finish.
In January [[2007]], McCulloch was the subject of a £750,000 bid by [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]. It was turned down by Wigan and labelled "derisory" by [[Paul Jewell]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wigan_athletic/6270019.stm|publisher=BBC Sport website|title=Wigan snub McCulloch transfer bid|date=17 January 2007}}</ref>
In May 2007, McCulloch told BBC Sport that he would relish the opportunity to play for Rangers, and the new manager at Wigan Athletic advised him that he may leave to move back to Scotland.<ref name="Rangers">{{citenews|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wigan_athletic/6685113.stm|publisher=[[BBC Sport]] website|title=McCulloch would Relish Rangers move}}</ref> On [[June 23]], Rangers had a bid of £1.5million rejected with Wigan said to want £2.5m for the player.
On [[11 July]] [[2007]], [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] revealed that they had agreed an undisclosed fee with [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan]].
==Scotland career==
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