Kirkland has made just one appearance for the Latics this season and is keen on regular first-team football.
“Things have been delayed by Chris’ bug, but we will be sitting down to have a chat about the situation,” Martinez told the Evening Post.
“He got the bug last Thursday night and couldn’t travel with the team to Old Trafford, but he trained all right on Monday.
“He’s lost a little bit of weight, but he’ll hopefully regain that very quickly. Now he’s over the bug, we’ll look into what we can do to help him enjoy his football.
“He needs to be playing football, and being able to maintain that sharpness that you only get when you’re playing regular football.
“That’s important, because we’ll need him to be ready whenever he gets an opportunity to play for Wigan Athletic.”
