Laudrup – A Fantastic Signing

Michael Laudrup has hailed the signing of Michu as a fantastic one for the club

The Swans completed the £2m capture of the midfielder yesterday – one stated in many quarters to be a bargain.

“I looked at the big newspapers in Spain. The journalists and other people who are commenting are asking ‘How can you sell a player like that for such a small amount of money?’. But the economic situation in Spanish football at the moment is really bad. It’s a difficult moment for them.

“I am very happy that we could bring Michu here because I think he will be a fantastic signing for us.

“We are talking about a player who scored 15 goals in La Liga last season,” Laudrup added.

“And he did that for a small club who were saved from relegation by the bell on the last day of the season.

“He was a big part of keeping them up because of his goals, and to sign a player like that in a position where we have lost (Gylfi) Sigurdsson is fantastic for us.

“He can help the midfield players or play as a second striker,” the Dane explained. “You could even play him as the first forward in some games even though he is not the prototype for that position.

“His favourite position is second striker. He goes in between the lines and he knows when to go into the box at the last minute — that’s when he scores a lot of his goals.

“I am happy that he wanted to come here because I am here,” he said.

“I am happy because I have never worked with him before — and I can assure you I did not pay him to say that!”