Swansea City: January Transfer Window Review

By Nick Howson  February 01, 2012
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McEachran is expected to fit seemlessly into the Swansea midfield. (©GettyImages)

McEachran is expected to fit seemlessly into the Swansea midfield. (©GettyImages)



INs: Josh McEachran (Chelsea, loan); Gylfi Sigurdsson (Hoffenheim, loan); Curtis Obeng (Wrexham, £200,000) Darnel Situ (Lens, £250,000); Rory Donnelly (Cliftonville, £200,000).

After a summer which saw them splash out on Danny Graham for a club record fee, Brendan Rodgers has yet again been handed the license to spend in order to maintain the Swans' impressive start to the season.

Josh McEachran, seen by many as a long-term solution to England's midfield problems, will be an able addition to the Liberty Stadium ranks, as will Gylfi Sigurdsson, whose spell at Reading saw him net 20 goals in his only full season in the Championship.



OUTs: None

Close shaves

A deadline day deal for Peterborough United's Ryan Bennett broke down, before the England Under-21 defender joined Norwich City.

The club dismissed interest in goalkeeper Michel Vorm earlier in the window, following talk of Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United's prying eyes.

Neil Taylor, who was targeted by Newcastle United in the summer, was linked with a move Arsenal, while Liverpool were reported to be interested in trio Nathan Dyer, Scott Sinclair and Joe Allen.

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