BPL: Liverpool in talks with Martinez

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Roberto Martinez took a small step closer to the vacant Liverpool manager's job after meeting with the club's owners in America on Thursday, according to Wigan chairman Dave Whelan.

The Spaniard is currently on a family holiday in the Caribbean but took a short flight to Miami where he was expected to meet Fenway Sports Group's top executives.

Martinez's current employer Whelan revealed details of the trip after speaking to his manager earlier.

"I got a phone call this morning and Roberto was on his way to America, he's flying down to Miami and is meeting Liverpool now," he told ESPN.

FSG have spent the last week since sacking manager Kenny Dalglish scouring the globe for a replacement.

Martinez has emerged as a front-runner after reports suggested former Porto and Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas had fallen out of the reckoning.