Swans linked with Ipswich Town midfield star

Friday, 10 December 2021, 7:20
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The Swans are being linked with former MK Dons midfielder Scott Fraser who played under Russell Martin last season before joining the Tractor Boys back in the summer for an undisclosed fee.

The Swans, maybe ironically, were first linked with Fraser around six years ago when he played at Dundee United but the interest never progressed and a spell at Burton and MK Dons followed before making the move to Ipswich in the summer.

19 games later and 1 goal and the Scot is building on his reputation as one of League One’s most effective number 10s with his tally at Burton and MK Dons more impressive where he scored 30 goals and provided 25 assists over three seasons.

He has been playing a deeper role for Ipswich, something relatively new to him and he recently told the East Anglian Daily Times “Whenever I’veย played that role it’s normally been in a three-man midfield.

“But I’ll play wherever the gaffer wants me to play because we have got good players in every position.

“The defensive side of the game is more important in that role. It’s also more about supplying the three behind the striker and starting attacks more than finishing them off, which is thing I have done most over the years.”

His Ipswich goal came on his debut for the club and he addedย “I do class myself more as an attacking midfielder and if you look at my stats over the last few years you can see how good I can be. I feel like I have still got a lot more to show here.

“I want goals, I want assists, I want to create chances. With the squad we have got, I have no doubt that will come.”

The link with Swansea seems an obvious one – the goal and assist tally, albeit at a lower level would add another option to the squad and of course he has played with Martin before.ย  However, local press around Milton Keynes spoke back in the summer about cracks in the relationship following a 29th minute substitution against Doncaster although Martin dismissed it at the time “We had a good chat and it’s all good.

“It’s something that happened, he has apologised. He regrets what happened, as do I. It’s not ideal but I do love him, he’s a great guy, a fantastic player and he’s a really important part of what we’re doing.

“I’ve got no issues with Scott whatsoever moving forward and the way he has responded has been brilliant.”

Fraser was left out of the Dons next game but was back in the side after that, scoring 3 goals in their last 9 games of the season suggesting that it was, as Martin had suggested, water under the bridge.
I would suggest that this story has more substance than your average transfer link and with the Swans boss known to be on the hunt for a new midfielder (see links with James McAtee) then you have a player here who sits within our likely budget and has the stats to back up his ability.ย  Whether he could take a step up to the Championship will be the unknown but our previous links (in our Premier League days) suggest that his talent could be above League One level so keep a close eye on progression here.
What are your thoughts ahead of the January transfer window?ย  Catch up with all the latest news and speculation in our transfer window thread here

 

Images courtesy of Getty Images, Athena Picture Agency and Swansea City Football Club.

Phil Sumbler

Been watching the Swans since the very late 1970s and running the Planet Swans website (in all its current and previous guises since the summer of 2001 As it stood JackArmy.net was right at the forefront of some of the activity against Tony Petty back in 2001, breaking many of the stories of the day as fans stood against the actions where the local media failed. Was involved with the Swans Supporters Trust from 2005, for the large part as Chairman before standing down in the summer of 2020.

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