Suarez's Liverpool teammates also courted controversy before it was announced, publicly supporting the Uruguay striker by wearing t-shirts bearing his name prior to the match against Wigan.
Third-from-bottom Wigan may be threatened with relegation but their fans won't be thinking about that this weekend after a 2-0 win over championship side Millwall in the semifinal of the FA Cup.
In his previous three seasons at Wigan, Martinez won just two FA Cup games, suggesting he doesn't have some mysterious intangible mojo in the tournament.