There were many who believed that his time at Swansea was coming to an end and there were links with Aston Villa and Norwich amongst others.

But none of the reported interest ever came to anything more than speculation and now Dyer is focused on the job in hand and getting into the Swansea side in the new season.

He was a second half substitute today against Deportivo La Coruna and that could (and possibly should?) mean a place in the matchday squad for next weekรขโ‚ฌโ„ขs season opener at Chelsea.

Dyer believes that todayรขโ‚ฌโ„ขs 0-0 draw with the Spanish side was a good preparation for next weekรขโ‚ฌโ„ขs game at Stamford Bridge and he told Swans TV after the game รขโ‚ฌล“We played a side who are technically good and it was hard for us to break them down.

รขโ‚ฌล“The new players are still settling down and looking good.

รขโ‚ฌล“We are going into the Premier League in good condition with everyone looking good and settled.

รขโ‚ฌล“Playing against foreign teams is good for us to prepare for Chelsea who are a good team

รขโ‚ฌล“There is a lot of competition for places and everyone is looking to put their mark on the team and get involved as much as possible.

รขโ‚ฌล“It is always healthy to have competition and to jostle for places รขโ‚ฌโ€œ that brings the best out of the players.รขโ‚ฌย

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