Swansea City are looking to complete some late deadline day business and are considering a swoop for an out-of-favour Premier League star, according to reports.
The Swans have been on a difficult run of form ever since Luke Williams was announced as Michael Duff’s permanent successor in the Swansea.com Stadium dugout following Alan Sheehan’s lengthy spell as caretaker boss.
The former Notts County head coach has taken charge of five matches so far, winning just once which came in a 2-0 win against League Two side Morecambe in the FA Cup before Swansea City were dumped out of the contest emphatically in a 5-0 defeat away at Bournemouth.
Williams has been given license to strengthen his squad before the window ends tonight as the club have already announced the signing of Brazilian winger Ronald for an undisclosed seven-figure sum. Meanwhile, Swansea are also close to completing a loan deal for Arsenal youngster Charles Sagoe Jr.
Nevertheless, Swansea’s transfer exploits may not end there. According to a report from journalist Darren Witcoop, the club are hoping to find a replacement for Yannick Bolasie, who left the club after just 12 matches.
Witcoop has revealed that Swansea City have a list of prime targets which includes Norwich City’s Przemysław Płacheta and former Derby County youngster Malcolm Ebiowei.
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It was revealed by Football Insider earlier in the January window that Crystal Palace are keen to let Ebiowei leave on loan for the remainder of the campaign as the winger has failed to make a single appearance for the Eagles under Roy Hodgson this term, although his market value still sits at £2.5 million, as per Transfermarkt.
Writer’s View
It took quite a long time for Swansea City to decide who would succeed Duff in the dugout and after seeing the new manager’s struggles early on, the club are finally looking to take action by adding much-needed depth up top with the winter window drawing to a close.
Ebiowei or Płacheta partnered with Ronald and Sagoe Jr would give Williams a lot of options on the flanks which is the area that he was most keen to strengthen this month, particularly with Bolasie leaving. The new boss will certainly be happy with his depth up top heading into the weekend.
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