There are just 24 hours of the summer transfer to go, and Swansea City still have several loose ends to tie up before Tuesday night’s deadline.
There are at least two incomings in the pipeline, and their arrivals are likely to have a knock-on effect on players already in the building.
The club are hoping to tie up a move for Huddersfield Town midfielder Tom Iorpenda before Tuesday’s deadline, in a move believed to worth around £1m.
It’s understood the 21-year-old is unlikely to come in as a first team regular, and is instead seen more as a player for the future.
He’s set to be confirmed as a Swansea player well before Tuesday’s deadline, and could even be unveiled later on Monday.
His arrival further increases the midfield options available to Vitor Matos, who was keen on adding some depth there for much of the summer after losing Ethan Galbraith and Malick Yalcouye.
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Elijah Just and Stephen Eustaqiuo have also come in, and that wealth of options is likely to be one of the reasons Leo Walta looks set to be moved on.
A loan move to Los Angeles FC appears to be on the cards for the Finn, who has seen just six minutes of league action so far this season. It’s thought that deal is likely to contain an option to buy.
Out wide was another area Matos was keen to strengthen, and despite the captures of Moussa Yeo and Joseph Opoku, he has still looked for further options in the final throes of the window.
Highly-rated 17-year-old Jeremy Monga is poised to come in on a season-long loan, and that will inevitably spark further questions around the futures of Zeidane Inoussa and Florian Bianchini. It’s understood the club will listen to offers for both of them.
Ronald has also been linked with a move away, but is clearly higher up the pecking order at present. Even so, it wouldn’t be a surprise to see at least one of them move on.
Elsewhere, there had previously been a suggestion the club might look to add another centre-back to their ranks, despite recently completing a loan move for Sunderland’s Jenson Seelt.
Strasbourg’s Soumaila Coulibaly was a figure of interest, but that deal now looks unlikely to materialise, and it remains to be seen whether Swansea will move on to another target before tomorrow’s close.
As it happens, Strasbourg are one of several sides to have shown an interest in Swansea star striker Zan Vipotnik.
The Slovenian’s future has been the subject of speculation for most of the summer, with Hull City launching a £10m bid earlier this month.
That offer was knocked back by the Swans, whose valuation is understood to be closer to £20m. So far, no team has shown a willingness to go near that figure.
There is still time for things to change, of course, but sources have indicated that Vipotnik is now highly likely to stay.
Given the arrival of Ross Stewart on a free transfer and the presence of Adam Idah, that would leave Matos spoiled for options up front.
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