The January 2026 Transfer Window Thread

[J_B]

There’s a reason why Swansea City don’t employ a manager. It goes to player recruitment and the minimal say that the head coach has in player acquisitions.

Blaming the head coach for recruitment is nonsense. He is involved in identifying positions and the type of player that the squad needs and then the recruitment team take over.

 

[JackSomething]

It's unacceptable that we went ahead with Benson deal with no cancelation clause in the contract considering his injury history.

Somebody put up a video of his goals at Burnley when we loaned him. I noticed the vast majority of goals featured him dropping his shoulder, coming inside the full-back and shooting from the edge of the area.

I didn't see him try that once in his limited appearances for us. Not sure if that's due to him having lost a step/confidence after injury or if the way we were playing didn't give him the opportunity (we hardly got the ball forward quickly most of the time). The fact Matos seems to want to use him even less than Sheehan did doesn't suggest he's shining on the training pitch however.

I would agree with you that we should have insisted on a cancellation clause as a condition of completing the loan.

 

[Cinio Dydd Sul]

Somebody put up a video of his goals at Burnley when we loaned him. I noticed the vast majority of goals featured him dropping his shoulder, coming inside the full-back and shooting from the edge of the area.

I didn't see him try that once in his limited appearances for us. Not sure if that's due to him having lost a step/confidence after injury or if the way we were playing didn't give him the opportunity (we hardly got the ball forward quickly most of the time). The fact Matos seems to want to use him even less than Sheehan did doesn't suggest he's shining on the training pitch however.

I would agree with you that we should have insisted on a cancellation clause as a condition of completing the loan.

In fairness to the club it was deadline day and we needed a right winger, there wasn't much time to look at alternatives and it was worth the punt to see if he could rediscover his form in the championship a few years previous.

 

[SwanseaBoy123]

In fairness to the club it was deadline day and we needed a right winger, there wasn't much time to look at alternatives and it was worth the punt to see if he could rediscover his form in the championship a few years previous.

I agree it was worth he punt at the time im not criticizing that but he did only play 152mins worth of football in 2 years we should have known there was a good chance it would have gone wrong.

 

[Cinio Dydd Sul]

I agree it was worth he punt at the time im not criticizing that but he did only play 152mins worth of football in 2 years we should have known there was a good chance it would have gone wrong.

Yea but relatively low risk. He was never going to be a long term option and even if Ronald got injured we still have others who could play right wing.

Who knows maybe he'll return rejuvenated and contribute something. Doubt it mind.

 

[Jackareme]

Santos to Reading has fallen through.

Hopefully its because another club has come in and not because he failed his medical.

or maybe because we need him