If at all feasible, Swansea City would like to add two more players this week, and they are not simply depending on Tyrese Campbell or the most recent rumour regarding Lee Nicholls, the goalkeeper for Huddersfield Town. And perhaps there are still one or two left to go.
Luke Williams, the head coach of the Swans, has expressed his desire for more players and that there are openings. He stated, “If you look at the units on the pitch, from goalkeeper to defensive unit, midfield unit, wide positions, striker, there’s some recruitment to be done in all those areas and we are in negotiation to some extent with players in all those departments,” following yesterday’s game.
As usual, a warning is included. However, closing the deals is a drawn-out process with many moving parts. However, it’s good that we’ve found a number of players who are perfect for us and within our reach, and we’ll keep doing that.
Tyrese Campbell is currently without a doubt one of those, and in spite of rumors, he hasn’t decided what he wants or which club is the greatest fit for him yet.
Without a doubt, the Swans are vying for the player in a three-way match. Following the conclusion of conversations on Friday, Tyrese is aware of what the club can give him, and Luke, true to form, hasn’t left those talks without making sure his plans are in place.
That has played a major role in players joining this summer.
After two seasons, largely as a number two, Andrew Fisher is of interest elsewhere, which shouldn’t be ignored, speculation about Lee Nicholls has resumed. That needs to be clarified, but it appears that this time around, his options are similarly constrained. Some may argue that since he was only mildly hurt during the Austrian preseason, the head coach was likely trying to protect him in case he was traded. Luke is well-versed in the complexities of transfer matters, nevertheless.
Imagine yourself in Fisher’s position. Since he is aware that he will finish in the top two for the upcoming season and is unlikely to find a team willing to match his present wage, would a loan be preferable? particularly if the Swans are searching for a different goalkeeper to either start in place of Larry Vigouroux or provide backup coverage.
Despite our best attempts, information about the 22-year-old Swedish forward Noel Milleskog that was rumored early this week is quite hard to come by.
Finding context and material to add to the news is proving to be challenging, even if it is known that he is the subject of rumors. What therefore does that tell us? We think that either the Swans have used these strategies to protect themselves as they did
The Swans haven’t recruited any players from the loan market so far, despite links to the loan and pathways manager at Chelsea, ex Swansea recruiter Josh Marsh. Sporting Director, Paul Watson has a very good relationship with Josh, however, despite rumours nothing seems to be happening. We will add our own caveat here, if a player is to come in on loan we think it ‘could’ be from Chelsea. That’s not to say others aren’t out there, but we have covered this in a previous report.
A variety of trialists have been featuring in the Under 21 preparation games this summer. We saw one yesterday, Ruben Providence, a free agent who has impressed already at Oxford United. He has played for the U21 side, and impressed so much he had twenty minutes or so to showcase his skills against Rio Ave.
In fact that was the deal for all trialists, but Ruben stood out. Williams was very positive, “We had the opportunity for him to train and be involved in this game, we barely had a chance to look at him properly, but now we’ve seen him in a good game and he showed some real quality which we expected as a high level player
Some really good physicality and good quality with the ball as well. We have a chance to spend a bit of more time with him and see what the outcome is there.” Providence hasn’t done himself any harm at all, and on yesterday’s showing he could be a new signing, however there’s a lot more to it than having a good cameo in a Swans shirt.
