Beattie arrived in a double deal on a three year contract along with Lee Trundle on a short term loan to boost the Swans squad depleted by injuries and suspensions<\/p>\n
And the Chairman revealed that he has been a target of Sousa for a while and is delighted to get the man that he thinks can add something missing to the Swans squad<\/p>\n
Speaking to BBC Sport he said "We mustn't forget that Craig Beattie was brought in as our main signing that Paulo wanted over the last few weeks. <\/p>\n
"We've been looking and looking to try and get a deal for a reasonably experienced target man, which we needed – somebody big and powerful to play up front. <\/p>\n
"And that's what our manager wanted and at last, obviously, we're quite happy to get somebody in and let's hope Craig can do a great job for us. <\/p>\n
"I think he'll give us what we've been lacking. I think the way we play – with the one central striker – to suit our formation needs somebody capable of holding the ball up and being strong there for us and I think he's proven that he can do that. <\/p>\n
"We definitely knew that we needed to get a striker in, somebody with experience, but still somebody who can grow as well with the club… we feel Craig can do that.<\/p>\n
"With a new manager coming in and things taking time to settle down, like they have done at Reading and Ipswich and so on, August was always going to be a tough month. <\/p>\n
"So if we can get through Saturday's game, pick up three points, we can look back to, I think, a job well done in August." <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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