Transfer deadline day is an affair built around headlines and big-money deals between clubs that usually are in full blown panic mode. 2017’s offering was no different with Arsenal and Manchester City playing out a dramatic tug of war over Alexis Sanchez with the Blues banking on the Gunners’ pursuit of Thomas Lemar being successful
Last season was a mixed one for Swansea City. Starting the season off incredibly poorly, gaining only 4 points from their first 7 games, Francesco Guidolin was replaced by Bob Bradley. To say that Bradley’s reign at the Swans was awful is an understatement, as he only gained 8 points from a possible 33. Unsurprisingly,
According to reports, Swansea City are looking at making a move for Marc Roberts. The 26 year old Barnsley defender has also been linked with Premier League rivals Burnley and West Brom. As reported by Wales Online: “With the club reportedly in talks with Benfica about a potential loan move for Lisandro Ezequiel Lopez ,
In official news, Marvin Emnes has signed on with Championship side Blackburn Rovers. The Dutch forward signed on a loan deal till the end of the season from Swansea City. As reported by BBC: “Blackburn Rovers have re-signed Swansea City striker Marvin Emnes on loan until the end of the season. The 28-year-old former Netherlands
According to reports, Swansea City are on the verge of signing Jordan Ayew from Aston Villa. The Ghana international will reportedly sign on with Swansea’s Neil Taylor moving to Villa in a swap deal. As reported by Eurosport: “Swansea are set to sign Aston Villa midfielder Jordan Ayew with defender Neil Taylor moving in the
According to reports, Newcastle United are interested in signing Swansea City’s Modou Barrow. The 24 year old Gambia international winger has also been linked with a move to Newcastle’s Championship rivals, Aston Villa. As reported by Wales Online: “Swansea City are open to letting Modou Barrow leave this window – with Championship leaders Newcastle United
I know this is quite late, but it’s still intriguing. According to reports, Chelsea fancy a move for Swansea forward Fernando Llorente this month. Llorente has been in fine form for the Swans scoring 8 league goals so far since his arrival last summer, including an excellent brace against Liverpool at Anfield. As reported by
Footballers in the modern game have often received criticism over their lack of loyalty, commitment or passion either for the club or the sport. In fact, some have many a time exhibited vulture-like tendencies, with their loyalty and passion limited to the size of the paychecks. For Alexis Sanchez however, it was an animated show
In another swoop for Swansea City, Tom Carroll has officially joined the Swans from Tottenham Hotspur. The 24 year old midfielder signed on a three-and-half-year deal with the struggling Premier League side. As reported by Firstpost: “Premier League strugglers Swansea signed Tom Carroll from Tottenham Hotspur on a three-and-half-year deal on Tuesday as Sweden defender
In official news, Norwich City’s Martin Olsson has signed on with Premier League side Swansea City on a two-and-a-half year deal. The deal is reportedly worth around £4 million. As reported by BBC: “Swansea City have signed left-back Martin Olsson from Norwich on a two-and-a-half year deal for a fee of around £4m. Olsson has
According to reports, Birmingham City are in talks with Swansea City over signing winger Wayne Routledge. Routledge is reportedly valued at £3 million. As reported by Wales Online: “Birmingham City are in talks over a January transfer move for Swansea City midfielder Wayne Routledge, according to reports. The winger played the full 90 minutes as
With Narsingh officially signing on the dotted line, below is a video uploaded by YouTuber Sinedd showing the new Swansea City signing in action for PSV. The clip shows the Holland international’s skills, trickery, pace and some of his goals. Like O-Posts on Facebook You can also follow O-Posts on Twitter @OPosts
In official news, Swansea City have signed Luciano Narsingh from PSV Eindhoven. The Holland international reportedly cost £4 million and has signed on a two-and-a-half-year deal with the club. As reported by Football 365: “Swansea have signed Holland winger Luciano Narsingh from PSV Eindhoven for £4million. The 26-year-old becomes Paul Clement’s first signing at Swansea,
In interesting news, Chelsea legend and fan favorite Claude Makelele has joined Swansea as an assistant coach to new manager Paul Clement. The Frenchman signed on to a deal that will last until the end of this season. As reported by Sky Sports: “Claude Makelele has joined Paul Clement’s coaching staff at Swansea. The former
It is not so long ago since Swansea City were being upheld as the model way of running a football club by the Labour Party and the Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore. The Swans ended the 2014/15 season in eighth place, marking a remarkable rise of 75 places all the way from 16th in
Compared to the summers of disruption Ronald Koeman endured at Southampton, his first transfer window in charge of Everton has been relatively tranquil. Luke Shaw, Adam Lallana, Rickie Lambert, Dejan Lovren and Callum Chambers were all sold in his first few months on the south coast, spawning that memorable empty training ground tweet, while Morgan
I want to talk about Jonjo Shelvey. About three, maybe four, years ago when he was playing for Liverpool I earmarked Jonjo Shelvey as possibly the worst player playing in the Premier League. He didn’t get much game time at Liverpool, but when he was on the pitch he made the wrong decision almost every
Garry Monk’s Swansea was one of the success stories of the Premier League in the recently concluded season. In his first full season in charge at the club certainly, the Swans finished eighth, their highest-ever position in the Premier League, and recorded a record-breaking 56-point tally. The Wales club did well enough to ensure players
That dreaded line for any parent on a long journey, a question we can also ask ourselves as Swansea City supporters as we too are on quite a journey. My answer would be ‘nearly’ there, so where next for our club? Before we look ahead, let’s rewind and appreciate recent points of our journey. It
A new 2 and-a-half year contract for Michael Laudrup shows another step in the right direction for Swansea City, and can be taken as another sign to indicate that the Jacks’ meteoric rise has by no means stopped. One major trophy amongst other great achievements shows that Laudrup is the right man to bring success
So as the clocked ticked past 11pm on Friday 31st August, a staggering amount reaching just shy of five hundred million pounds had been spent on football players in just eight weeks, this amount matched the 2011 record, but exceeded previous years by over £100m. The emotion and fanfare generated from such activity drives excitement
Last season Brendan Rodgers was given high praise for the style of play Swansea was playing. A high possession percentages and an aggressive pressing style caught the eye of those across the country and were given the nickname “Swansealona” for their similar “tiki-taka” style to the Catalan giants. However upon further inspection, it could be