Swansea City finally seem to be doing something to get out of the deep pit they have dug for themselves. Having failed to act in a sensible manner in the summer transfer window, they continued that stream of action and sacked Francesco Guidolin after a run of losses but they managed to overlook the horrible fixture he was afforded at that time.
After becoming the first club to sack their manager, they shockingly appointed Bob Bradley who had understandably no prior experience of working in England. And it turned out exactly as the cynics had anticipated and Bob was out of the picture before he could build anything of importance at the club.
And with Paul Clement coming out of the shadows of Carlo Ancelotti and deciding to undertake a seemingly impossible job of keeping Swansea City in the Premier League, he needs the full backing and the cooperation of the board. He has already signed Luciano Narsingh from PSV Eindhoven who will bolster their thin attacking options. While the Swans have a number of strikers up front, other than Gylfi Sigurdsson they didn’t have a bonafide creative player who could supply ammunition to the Spaniards up front.
And after Narsingh’s capture, they have added another player to their books with Norwich City’s left-back Martin Olsson joining on a 2-and-a-half-year deal worth £4m.
The deal is even more significant with Neil Taylor suffering a broken cheek bone which is likely to keep him out for around 3 weeks at least.
Olsson, the Swedish full-back, has won 40 caps for his country. He signed for Blackburn from Högaborgs BK for a nominal fee in January 2006 after a trial period. In 2013, Premier League side, Norwich City, signed him for an undisclosed fee. He made 129 appearances for the Canaries, with whom he signed a one-year contract extension in November.
Olsson comes across as a versatile option as he can ably deputise anywhere on the left-flank. His versatile nature usually saw him used as a back-up or as a Plan-B at times in his career but at Swansea City, it might well see his game time being increased due to it. Effective as a left-sided midfielder as well, his attacking nature is his plus point. His crosses can benefit the likes of Llorente who has already shown a penchant for getting headers on target here.
With Olsson their second signing and the details of Tom Carroll’s deal being ironed out along with Marvin Emnes’ return from loan from Blackburn Rovers, things are finally looking like taking a move on at the Liberty Stadium.
