{"id":64320,"date":"2022-05-23T07:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-23T06:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/?p=64320"},"modified":"2022-05-22T22:31:28","modified_gmt":"2022-05-22T21:31:28","slug":"christie-has-other-options-presenting-themselves-with-no-swans-offer-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/2022\/05\/23\/christie-has-other-options-presenting-themselves-with-no-swans-offer-yet\/","title":{"rendered":"Christie has &#8220;other options&#8221; presenting themselves with no Swans offer yet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It is certainly looking like the situation that the Swans will have plenty of competition for Cyrus Christie this summer if they want to make the loan spell from last season into a permanent deal.<\/p>\n<p>It has been reported several times that Nottingham Forest, Watford and Turkish sides are chasing Christie who impressed on loan in SA1 after he made the loan move from Fulham back in the January transfer window.<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty aligncenter\"><a id='ufVSyfq-Q499g6vrGdJZ-A' class='gie-single' href='http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1240261512' 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:'ufVSyfq-Q499g6vrGdJZ-A',sig:'DO1IBmanzLeTbz5Cs1BptGaPafg6VN-FB3njZUcFbD4=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1240261512',caption: false ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/div>\n<p>Russell Martin said last week that the Swans and the player were some way apart on reaching an agreement although Christie says that no offer has been received from the club as yet but he did add that he would love to return to Swansea.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/3308319\/2022\/05\/22\/cyrus-christie-fulham-never-saw-the-best-of-me-its-time-to-kick-on\/?source=emp-shared-article&amp;redirected=1\">the Athletic<\/a><\/strong> on Sunday, Christie said \u201cI\u2019d love to stay. But you know, I can\u2019t do much until there\u2019s an offer.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The ball\u2019s in their court. Other opportunities are presenting themselves now as well. I\u2019m not silly enough or na\u00efve enough to just put all my eggs in one basket.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Christie clearly has ambitions to play in the Premier League which could materialise if Forest do win the play off final next week and move for Christie and the player added\u00a0&#8220;I can reach the Premier League again, I want to get back there. It didn\u2019t go according to plan last time but you can\u2019t be scared of going back there.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m in a good place, physically and mentally doing really well. I feel feel fit, I\u2019d love to be in somewhere and get a full pre-season. Now it\u2019s time to kick on.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty aligncenter\"><a id='r9ggMgE_RspIdDIl4n8S9Q' class='gie-single' href='http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1240178147' 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:'r9ggMgE_RspIdDIl4n8S9Q',sig:'MiGqJ5PofbmiyGtlxr9qpAst65jc4P2zVQPCLdOnXI4=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1240178147',caption: false ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/div>\n<p>Christie&#8217;s early time at Swansea was very encouraging although many pointed towards a reduction in performance level the longer the season went on although he probably did more than enough during his time to suggest that a permanent move would benefit the Swans if we could secure it.<\/p>\n<p>Chief Executive Julian Winter said last week that a right wing back was one of the Swans priorities for the new season and Martin added that whilst he felt the Swans and Christie were apart he had other options available should he need to call on them during the window.<\/p>\n<p>It does read though as if Christie would like a return to Swansea and he will not be oblivious to what we did to get him back to enjoying football during his time here.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been a really enjoyable six months, to get out there and play football,\u201d he added. \u201cI feel like I\u2019ve been a main cog in this team. I didn\u2019t want the season to end.<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty aligncenter\"><a id='o39hcDfbS7Bq_BNhip0BXA' class='gie-single' href='http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1240002108' 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:'o39hcDfbS7Bq_BNhip0BXA',sig:'pDSInqFxizfW0JvVo36zGYPiYebQDUYMHVJdAWHUtqM=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1240002108',caption: false ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;[Russell Martin] showed me everything, and went into detail, not many other managers have done that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s good, because you\u2019re able to influence a lot of the other teams in the way that you play. They\u2019re quite scared because maybe they\u2019ve never seen it before, in how we do it. Some games can be a bit of cat and mouse.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe way that we play, the players just know that there\u2019s so much more to come from each of us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Whatever happens with the future of Christie, the Swans will want it resolved quickly so they can either secure the signing or move onto the other targets that Martin talked about during the week.\u00a0 The player will similarly be hoping to tie up his future quickly so a resolution will be welcome from that side as well.<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty aligncenter\"><a id='fh-mLH2ORf12g-YoLxY7Wg' class='gie-single' href='http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1239867223' 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:'fh-mLH2ORf12g-YoLxY7Wg',sig:'P2wu3qL8YnQW71mtpBajSBfOq8IVTY8eYq-xA96qSZw=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1239867223',caption: false ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is certainly looking like the situation that the Swans will have plenty of competition for Cyrus Christie this summer if they want to make the loan spell from last season into a permanent deal. 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