Champions Transfer Window Update

Its fair to say the January Transfer Window is a usual quiet affair but one team that hasn't been quiet are the current Unofficial Premier League Champions Swansea City.


As the enter the last few weeks of the window Swansea have signed four new players, the most out of all Premier League sides and as yet no-one has left the Liberty Stadium.
So who has Brendan Rodgers signed?

First deal was actually completed in August when Swansea signed Darnel Situ from French side Lens.
Situ agreed terms on August 31st but there was complications with the deal and the 19 year old defender didn't receive international clearance in time for the £250,000 to be completed. Lens did however agree to loan the defender to Swansea up until the reopening of the transfer window and then on January 10th the deal was completed. Situ is still waiting to make his debut for his new club and will be hoping to make an impression in 2012.

Icelandic International Gylfi Sigurdsson was next to join the Swans. The Hoffenheim midfielder has agreed to join the club on loan for the rest of the season after falling out of favour from his current club. Its not known whether this could lead to a permanent deal in the future but the midfielder has already made his mark when coming on as a substitute to set up the winning goal in Swansea's 3-2 victory over Arsenal on January 15th.

Rodgers headed home for his next signing when he snapped up prolific striker Rory Donnelly from Northern Ireland outfit Cliftonville. The 19 year old scored 20 goals in his 49 appearances which lead to Swansea making a £100,000 bid. Everton soon started sniffing around meaning Swansea upping their bid and signing the promising striker on 10th January.

Finally, the most recent new comer to the Liberty Stadium see's Chelsea midfielder Josh McEachran joining on loan until the end of the season. The highly rated midfielder has made 11 appearances for the Blues and has been sent out on loan by Andre Villa-Boas to gain some valuable Premier League experience. The way he likes to play seems perfectly matched to the way Swansea play so this could be the perfect match, although with Swansea flying high in the Premier League at the moment its a wonder whether Josh will break into the squad!!!!




As I say Swansea have been busy in the market but what do we make of the signings? Well Sigurdsson has already made his mark in the starting line up and with the addition of McEachran Swansea have a midfield full of talent, as for Situ and Donnelly I can't see them making much of an impression at the Liberty Stadium and I wonder whether these are signings "for the future"