Talks To Continue With 6

Talks To Continue With Six

After the release of Tom Williams and Andy Oakes on Monday, Huw Jenkins has said today that he will be sitting down with the remaining 6 out of contract players this week to try and agree terms..

Martinez has expressed the interest in these six players and has asked the chairman to try and agree terms although there is, of course, no guarantee that all six will be Swansea players come August 11.

Speaking in tonight’s Evening Post, Jenkins said "Roberto has made his thoughts clear to the players and it now comes down to whether we can agree financial terms,

"He has a budget to work to, and you have to bear in mind that Roberto wants to bring a few new faces in this summer. "There’s only so much money to go round, but our aim is to give everyone a fair offer. "We will try to do as much as we can this week. It’s only fair that we talk to agents as quickly as we can to make sure everybody knows where we are. "After that it comes down to the players. "They have to look after their interests, we have to look after ours and we have to see if there’s any common ground."

Jenkins also put his side of the story following Roberto claiming the club were exposed by having so many out of contract. "I can understand Roberto’s viewpoint," he added. "It’s not ideal having that uncertainty from a player or manager’s point of view. "But on the other hand, if the manager wants to bring in new faces in the close season, there’s got to be room for manoeuvre. "If you look around the country, there are hundreds of players out of contract because sometimes the only way clubs can change things round is by allowing it to happen. "It’s worth remembering, too, that the players forced the issue in the first place with freedom of contract."

This article first appeared on JACKARMY.net.