Swans spring goalkeeping surprise with short term deal for former Glasgow Rangers keeper

It has become a bit of a pattern in this transfer window and the Swans continued that today with a new signing announced with seemingly no leaks from inside the Swansea.com Stadium.

As everyone looked across the Atlantic to Tyler Miller it was the name of Jon McLaughlin that was confirmed as the keeper who would cover the injury for Andy Fisher as he signed on in SA1 on a short term deal until January.

With the Swans having moved for Lawrence Vigouroux earlier in the window it was always going to be a keeper back up that we were looking for and any hopes that people had we may sign Carl Rushworth again should have been binned at this particular point as there was no way that he would come here for a spell on the bench.  And neither would have Vigouroux.

McLaughlin was most recently at Ibrox (or Hampden if you like) with Glasgow Rangers and also played against the Swans in the League Cup final of 2013 when he came off the bench following the sending off of Bradford keeper Matt Duke.

The official site reported “Edinburgh-born McLaughlin had stints with Harrogate Railway Athletic and Harrogate Town before joining the Bantams in 2008, and spent six years at Valley Parade.

“A stint at Burton, including another promotion followed, and McLaughlin then returned to his homeland with Hearts in 2017, making his international debut against Mexico at the end of his first season at Tynecastle.

“Mclaughlin subsequently moved to Sunderland then Rangers, where he spent four years – winning a league title, Scottish Cup and being a Europa League finalist – before departing at the end of last term.”

He has been handed the number 33 shirt and will be in the matchday squad for the weekend visit to West Brom.