Swansea City have been linked with three full backs, but surely one of them – Liverpool’s Alberto Moreno isn’t a £13m target!?
Swansea City have been linked with three full backs, but surely one of them – Liverpool’s Alberto Moreno isn’t a £13m target!?
The Express have referred to a Football Whispers article – a site I’ve never previously heard of, that claims Swansea City are preparing a £13m bid for Liverpool left back Alberto Moreno.
There’s a few reasons why I just can’t imagine there’s any truth in that story whatsoever. Firstly the price, I can’t imagine us paying those sort of bids for players this Summer, certainly not after getting our fingers burnt last Summer when we paid £15.5m for Borja Baston.
Secondly, I’d be very surprised if we were in the market for a left back, with Martin Olsson and Stephen Kingsley currently available as our two choice left backs.
And thirdly, Moreno is nowhere near a £13m player, and not one that we’d value at that price. It would make no sense to buy a £13m left back – who would have to be a regular starter at that price, and then have a player like Martin Olsson suddenly playing second fiddle.
The story just seems like a non-starter for me.
The Mirror are also linking us with moves for Bayern Munich defender Holger Badstuber – the 28 year-old available on a free, and Barnsley right back Andy Yiadom. Those two players – one who used to work with our head coach Paul Clement, and the other – a Championship player who would be relatively cheap – already sound like more realistic targets, that would fit our current transfer target criteria.
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