{"id":79224,"date":"2023-04-15T07:03:17","date_gmt":"2023-04-15T06:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp\/?p=79224"},"modified":"2023-04-15T07:03:17","modified_gmt":"2023-04-15T06:03:17","slug":"arsenal-and-tottenham-monitoring-swans-defender","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp\/2023\/04\/15\/arsenal-and-tottenham-monitoring-swans-defender\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal and Tottenham monitoring Swans defender?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nathan Wood&#8217;s England Under-21 call up proved that his performances for the Swans this season had not gone unnoticed and now it has been suggested that both Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur are watching the progress of the Swans defender.<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty aligncenter\"><a id='7W60vRD8T6ZA-tH7FMqDeQ' class='gie-single' href='http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1249941533' target='_blank' style='color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;'>Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'7W60vRD8T6ZA-tH7FMqDeQ',sig:'IKxtYJavMPabAVHuYO4ZwpNv2TMlMClUEUgPw9iZfsc=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1249941533',caption: false ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/div>\n<p>Wood joined from Middlesbrough last summer and has started thirty-five league games this term under Russell Martin with form earning him that international call up during the last international break.<\/p>\n<p>A good performance there has propelled that interest even further and now it has been suggested by a reputable journalist on Twitter that this has led to both North London giants monitoring his progress.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Nathan Wood, attracting interest after 2002-born CB impressed on England U21 debut and been outstanding for Swansea this season. \ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc65\udb40\udc6e\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc7f<\/p>\n<p>Understand Arsenal and Tottenham are monitoring his performances closely. <\/p>\n<p>Swansea looking to try and extend his contract to prevent summer move. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SKVU2VrlLu\">pic.twitter.com\/SKVU2VrlLu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1646887449761656832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 14, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The same Tweet suggests that the Swans are looking to extend the defender&#8217;s contract which would, at least, help secure the value in any potential future transfer but it does look like we could be set for a summer of speculation over Wood&#8217;s future.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nathan Wood&#8217;s England Under-21 call up proved that his performances for the Swans this season had not gone unnoticed and now it has been suggested that both Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur are watching the progress of the Swans defender. 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