Swansea’s sacking of Bob Bradley meant that the club were looking for their third manager of the season and that task has now been given to Paul Clement, with the former Bayern Munich assistant’s sole remit being Premier League survival.
Former boss Bradley complained that he was not given the transfer window to get in the targeted players that he felt would turn the club’s fortunes around, but Clement has somewhat of a blank canvas as he looks to enhance the group of players he has inherited over the coming weeks.
Swansea have been accused of not replacing the players that have left over the past couple of seasons with a gradual decline now catching up with them in disastrous fashion, but thankfully there is still just enough time to rectify that issue.
So with that said let’s now take a look at THREE players who could be making their way to the Liberty Stadium…
Luciano Narsingh
Swansea’s stint in the Premier League has largely been defined by neat, free-flowing attacking football, something that has been lost this season, and in a midfield unit that has been woefully under par, only Gylfi Sigurdsson has come out of this campaign with any real credit.
But that could all change if they are able to capture the services of Luciano Narsingh from PSV Eindhoven. Narsingh, who is a right winger but can also be utilised on the left, is a Dutch international who represented his country at Euro 2012 in Poland and Ukraine.
The 26-year-old has spent the last four seasons at PSV and in that time he has picked up two Eredivisie titles with the Eindhoven-based club, winning back to back titles during the past two seasons. In his time at the club, he has scored 21 times in 109 appearances.
After being near ever-present in those two title-winning seasons, he has found first-team football slightly harder to come by this time around and a move to the Premier League would not only present a new challenge but more importantly more game time.
Davie Selke
Another player that Swansea have got their eyes on is Davie Selke, but they will have to join an ever-growing list of potential suitors.
Red Bull Leipzig have been a revelation in the Bundesliga this season, but Selke has played a very small role, managing just a solitary start this season. With his game time limited, it would be no shock to see him move on.
The forward, who represented Germany at last year’s Rio Olympics, was a key part of RB Leipzig’s promotion to the German top flight last season, finding the net on ten occasions. But with this club aspiring to be part of Europe’s elite they subsequently added new faces to their squad, and as a consequence, Selke has found himself pushed down the pecking order.
With record signing Borja Baston failing to live up to the expectations that his price tag bought and Fernando Llorente having not found the net with enough regularity, a loan deal for Selke could be perfect.
Andrea Ranocchia
For all of Swansea’s faults in the first half of the season, you would have to say that it’s their defence that has been the biggest issue. This will be an area that Clement will have already identified as a top priority, and he could well be assisted by Andrea Ranocchia.
Swansea have been tracking the Inter Milan defender for a number of weeks now and have seemingly singled him out to be the man to strengthen their ailing defence. The 28-year-old has represented Italy on 21 occasions and was club captain of the San Siro side back in the 2014/15 season.
But Ranocchia’s role at the club has marginalised since then, with a first-team place no longer a guarantee for the Italian. With only nine Serie A appearances to his name this season, the 6ft. 5″ ace will now surely consider moving on, but a decision he will have to make is whether to try his hand in the Premier League with Swansea or stay in his homeland.
