Yahoo News Tonight's Swansea City transfer news as Luke Williams issues Jamie Paterson warning
Here's your round-up of all the latest Swansea City news for Thursday, June 13.
Williams - Swans won't wait forever on Pato
Swansea City boss Luke Williams says the club won't wait around forever on Jamie Paterson to make a decision on signing a new deal at the club. But he insists Paterson has earned the right to weigh up his options.
The 32-year-old is a free agent when his current deal expires at the end of the month, and the club are keen on keeping at SA1. Paterson himself has previously indicated he would like to stay, but despite there being an offer on the table, he is yet to sign a new contract.
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And Williams admits there could well be other clubs sniffing around and monitoring the situation.
“[The contract offer] won’t be there indefinitely because potentially players will arrive at the club and the landscape will change,” Williams told the BBC.
“But Pato knows exactly what he is doing and we are happy with everything at the moment. He falls into that category that he is now a senior player. They have a different outlook on life and they have earned the right to have more choices in their life.
“I don’t know, but if I had to guess, he will have been in contact with different people [at other clubs], or through his agent, because he has been playing Championship football for a number of seasons and doing it pretty well.
“We will see in the coming weeks what the decision is.”
Swansea 'in a good place' on recruitment
Luke Williams says the club are making good progress in their summer recruitment drive.
Several players have been linked with possible moves to SA1, but there is nothing imminent in terms of arrivals, with the transfer window set to officially open tomorrow. However, Williams remains upbeat about the work completed by the club so far.
“We are in a good place in terms of information on players - the depth of the list of players we are looking at is impressive,” Williams told BBC Sport Wales.
“Of course, now we need to start trying to get the nitty gritty in terms of some of the players who have clearly ticked all the boxes and we are very interested in.
“That brings a whole new set of complications because there are other clubs involved and a lot of things for these players to try to weigh up. It’s a huge decision to sign for a new club.
“It’s something similar to buying a house – offer, counter-offer and bluffing. All of this is going on and it’s all normal. But as we approach the business end of the summer, we will start to close in on targets more accurately.”
Legg lands new job
Former Swansea City hero Andy Legg has taken over as first team coach of Cymru South side Afan Lido.
Legg joins having previously worked as boss of Llanelli Town, having previously enjoyed coaching spells with Cardiff City's under-23s, Bangor City and Hucknall.
In a statement, the club said: "We are delighted to announce the arrival of Andy Legg as our first team coach. Andy is a former Welsh international with more than 500 football league appearances to his name.
"He brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the club with an impressive coaching resume that includes spells at Cardiff City and Llanelli, managing the latter in the Europa League. Andy will join team manager Paul Evans in the dugout and will be a huge addition tot he coaching team."
