What Swansea City's ideal transfer window now looks like as wheels start to turn

It's been nearly a month since the curtain was brought down on what was a pretty eventful season for Swansea City.

A couple of tricky patches aside, the Swans largely finished on a high under Luke Williams, who will feel there's now a real platform upon which to build ahead of the new campaign.

The summer window is a hugely significant one for the club, with the squad clearly in need of some real surgery heading into next term. With that in mind, the apparent lack of meaningful movement might well come as an early concern for supporters, although clearly there's plenty of time of Paul Watson and Co to get the necessary business done.

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In an ideal world then, what does a successful transfer window really look like?

To put it bluntly, the club could really do with strengthening every position this summer. Quality is either absent, or simply not backed up by enough depth.

It's understood a striker is the number-one priority right now, with the club still struggling to fill the Joel Piroe-shaped hole in the final third. They could have really done with Leeds United winning promotion in the play-off final as it would have put another couple of million quid into the coffers.

A blow, but you'd like to think Swansea had at least entertained such an eventuality.

Regardless, landing a goalscorer (ideally two) would put a positive spin on the window whatever might happen next.

A winger is also high on list following the departure of Przemyslaw Placheta. Couhaib Driouech has long been an admired figure since Swansea's failed pursuit in January, but he appears to be going elsewhere.

Josh Ginnelly's recovery from injury is likely to be seen as a huge boost in that department. Indeed, Williams might find it difficult to keep the cliched 'like a new signing' trope from marching its way out of his mouth if he happens to be quizzed on it.

But while it would be easy to see where he's coming from, a fully fit Ginnelly isn't in itself going to be the signal of a successful summer. Added firepower is simply a must this summer.

Swansea need a keeper too, mind. Carl Rushworth is likely to have plenty of suitors following his successful loan spell here last term, and Williams would certainly be keen on bringing him back. Whether a return is realistic remains to be seen. Indeed, Rushworth's future is likely to depend on what happens at Brighton and their search for a new manager.

Reinforcements in midfield would also be nice. Connor Barron is another player they like, but the level of competition for his signature means a deal could be difficult to do. Some added competition to Josh Key and Josh Tymon, who look highly likely to be the first choice full-backs, would be good too.

In an ideal world, they might well want to keep hold of Nathan Wood, but given his contract situation, there's a growing case for cashing in on him before the summer is through.

The Swans turned down two big-money bids for the centre-back towards the end of last summer, both of which came from Russell Martin and Southampton, and are expecting fresh interest in this window. Whether the Saints, who are now in the Premier League, will look to resurrect their interest remains to be seen.

Speaking of Martin, Swansea are still locked in a dispute over the amount of compensation that needs to be paid to them for Martin's move to St Mary's last summer. Should they win their case, it would represent a welcome injection of further funds into the club.

Meanwhile, if they can pick up fees for the likes of Mykola Kuharevich, Kristian Pedersen, Jerry Yates or Nathan Tjoe-A-On, you suspect they would likely jump at the chance.

Finally, there's the Jamie Paterson question. The forward is out of contract this summer, but the club are making moves to try and tie him down to an extension.

So far, nothing has yet materialised, but in a squad where experience is largely at a premium, keeping him on board is clearly the preferred scenario for Williams. For what it's worth Paterson would like to stay too.

If a deal can be reached that suits the needs of everyone, then it can only be a good thing.