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BBC News
11-07-2025
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Youngster Lloyd in line for loan move
Swansea City academy product Ben Lloyd is likely to leave the club on loan in midfielder Lloyd made his senior debut as a late substitute in the win over Queens Park Rangers last December and also came off the bench as Swansea drew with Oxford United on the final day of last Swansea hierarchy believe the 20-year-old now needs to head out on loan in order to play regular football in the English Football is still to be decided where Lloyd will go, though he has had a spell training at Cheltenham Town during pre-season and has also spent time at another unnamed hope local lad Lloyd, who has long been regarded as one of their brighter prospects, will develop as a player during a loan stint academy products Cameron Congreve and Joel Cotterill are both back training with Alan Sheehan's squad, who head to Spain for a pre-season training camp next week, after playing regular senior football while out on loan in 2024-25.
BBC News
04-07-2025
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- BBC News
Swansea sign Northern Ireland midfielder Galbraith
Swansea City have signed Northern Ireland midfielder Ethan Galbraith from Leyton Orient for an undisclosed fee which is understood to be about £ 24, has agreed a three-year deal with the option of a further 12 months and becomes the Championship club's fifth signing of the close season. Swansea have been long-time admirers of former Manchester United youngster Galbraith, having first attempted to sign him during the January transfer window."Ethan is hungry and motivated for the challenge of stepping up to the Championship," Swansea head coach Alan Sheehan said."He has terrific technical ability which I am sure Swansea fans will appreciate and enjoy when they get to see him in action." Galbraith had only 12 months to run on his contract with Orient, who were beaten in last season's League One play-off final by Charlton were one of a number of clubs linked with a move for Galbraith this summer, but it is Swansea who have won the race for his signature. Galbraith, who can play at full-back but is viewed primarily as a midfield option by Swansea, left his homeland to join the academy at Old Trafford in 2017."Swansea has a history of intelligent, technical players making their mark and we believe Ethan has the ability and potential to develop into the latest of those," director of football Richard Montague told Swansea's website."He joins us after an excellent spell with Leyton Orient and the calibre of clubs who were interested in him underlines the quality he possesses."Galbraith made one senior appearance for the Red Devils, in the Europa League in 2019, and had successful loan spells at Doncaster Rovers and Salford City before moving to Orient in 2023. Galbraith leaves the London club having made 96 appearances and scored 11 goals, with the move to Swansea giving him a first opportunity to play in the second tier of English have been in need of midfield reinforcements following the retirement of Joe Allen and the January exit of long-time skipper Matt O'Brien enjoyed an impressive loan spell with the Swans in the second half of last season after being recruited as a short-term replacement for Swansea have made it clear they would like to bring O'Brien back in 2025-26, they are likely to face fierce competition for the Nottingham Forest man's signature, with finances an obstacle in any potential follows defenders Cameron Burgess and Ricardo Santos, winger Zeidane Inoussa and forward Bobby Wales in joining Swansea this Sheehan's squad, who returned for pre-season this week, have also been boosted by the arrival of Sweden midfielder Melker Widell after his move to Wales was agreed in January.
BBC News
04-07-2025
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- BBC News
Date announced for EFL Cup tie with Crawley
Swansea City's EFL Cup first-round tie against Crawley Town will be played on Tuesday, 12 August (19:00 BST).Crawley's visit will be Swansea's first home game of 2025-26, with Alan Sheehan's team travelling to Middlesbrough three days earlier for their opening Championship fixture of the new season. Swansea's first home league game is against Sheffield United on Saturday, 16 August.
Yahoo
02-07-2025
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- Yahoo
Inside Swansea City's pre-season as new boys in the building and absences explained
Swansea City's players have returned to pre-season this week to be put through their paces ahead of the new campaign, and there's already been plenty to take in from it all. As is customary at this time of year, fitness is the main order of the day for the squad, who are under the guidance of a new look coaching team this summer, with Darren O'Dea joining up with Alan Sheehan's backroom staff following his move from Celtic. Advertisement There have been some older faces too, with legends Alan Curtis and Leon Britton both dropping in on the squad this week to see how things are going as the Swans click their preparations for the new season into gear. Sign up to our Swansea City newsletter here. READ MORE: Inside Cardiff City's pre-season: Senior trio absent as new youngsters and unseen star spotted READ MORE: Wrexham's Rob McElhenney spends £330 to change name after Ryan Reynolds tried to help The players have already been seen going the SDS running test, a fitness routine that was originally introduced by UEFA for elite referees. Advertisement It's designed to replicate the sort of high-intensity runs seen during a real match, with participants making a single run of 60m, before then doing two runs of 30m each and then finishing with another single 60m run. Hence the name, Single-Double-Single (SDS). The sort of heat seen this week clearly makes tests like this one far more of a challenge, with the likes of Josh Key, Josh Tymon and Zan Vipotnik all feeling the burn. As too were some of the new boys. Ricardo Santos, for example, couldn't help but give out a exhausted puff of the cheeks by the end of it, while fellow new boys Bobby Wales, Melker Widell and Zeidane Inoussa could similarly be seen sweating it out before taking on some hydration in the Fairwood sunshine. Advertisement Youngster Filip Lissah was could also be spotted in the background. The 20-year-old defender remains highly rated by insiders, but hasn't yet managed to make his mark on the first team set-up. Cameron Burgess, meanwhile, was nowhere to be seen, although his absence isn't any cause for concern. The Australian, who sealed a free transfer from Ipswich Town has been granted extra time off following his exploits for the Socceroos this summer. Melker Widell and Zeidane Inoussa have linked up with their new team-mates for the first time -Credit:Swansea City The same goes for Ben Cabango, Ollie Cooper and Liam Cullen, all of whom were called up to the most recent Wales squad last month. Despite all the hard work, popular midfielder Goncalo Franco was all smiles on his return to south Wales. The Portuguese star enjoyed an impressive opening season in English football, one that has even attracted the interest of several sides on the continent. Advertisement Eom Jisung, another still perhaps finding his feet in this league, will similarly be hoping to build on what felt and encouraging end to his first Championship campaign. As it turns out, the Korean has been working hard for the last couple of weeks now, focusing on his conditioning and agility, as well as his physicality, something that was arguably something of a weakness to his game last term. The Korean is clearly keen to add an explosive element to his game, and will be hoping his recent hard work gives him an edge as he bids to nail down a regular place in Sheehan's plans next season. Another man that's been doing plenty of individual work in the last few weeks is winger Josh Ginnelly. Advertisement Well, not quite individual. Indeed, the 28-year-old was working alongside former team-mate and Swans hero Jamie Paterson last month in a bid to raise his sharpness ahead the next few weeks. The sight of Ginnelly involved in some gym work this week further suggests his injury struggles may, at long last, be in the rear-view mirror, and with one year left on his current deal, he may well feel this is a big season for him. It's understood he has been participating fully alongside the rest of the group. Ginnelly was snapped alongside another forgotten man in striker Jerry Yates, whose future at the club still feels uncertain ahead of the new season. Advertisement Yates spent last term on loan with Derby County, and the club are likely to listen to offers over the coming weeks, although for now he has returned to be part of the group again. Andy Fisher, Cameron Congreve and Joel Cotterill are also back in the building following their own respective loan spells away. And there's plenty of hard work ahead for all of those in building. The squad are set to fly out to Spain later this month for a week-long training camp, which will culminate in a friendly with Stevenage at the Pinatar Arena on July 19. Leon Britton and Alan Curtis both dropped in on the squad this week -Credit:Swansea City There are also likely to be a few behind-closed-doors encounters over the next few weeks, but supporters can still catch the Swans in action at Cheltenham Town on July 23 and at Exeter City on July 26. Advertisement They are then poised to return to the Stadium to take on French side Lorient on August 2. It's very possible they may yet have a couple of new faces in before then, with the club still working hard on adding a couple more new faces over the coming weeks. After initially cooling their interest this summer, the City are believed to have once again put Leyton Orient's Ethan Galbraith on the table, although they haven't yet made any sort of concrete moves. Sign up to the Swansea City WhatsApp service to get breaking news and top stories sent to your phone. Gabi Kanichowsky is seemingly among the potential alternative options to have been sourced in recent weeks, although it's understood their interest remains tentative at this stage. Lewis O'Brien remains someone the club would love to bring back to the club following his sparkling loan spell last season, but the potential finances involved render a move unlikely. The same can probably said for striker Oli McBurnie, although interestingly a move hasn't yet been categorically ruled out for either player. Advertisement There are likely to be a number of twists and turns before the start of the season and, as suggested earlier, there will surely be a couple of departures before the summer is out. Finally, the club are still yet to offer up any suggestion on when their new kit will be released. Fans have already had the pleasure of viewing their heroes in a new training kit, with the Resin Co. recently announced as a new sponsor. However, there's no sign of the home or away kits as yet. For reference, the Swans had released last season's kit by now, so there could well be some details dropping very soon.
BBC News
26-06-2025
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- BBC News
Swans face Crawley reunion in EFL Cup
Swansea City will host League Two Crawley Town in the first round of the EFL Cup, with the tie to be played in the week beginning 11 August. The two clubs have met only once before, when Garry Monk scored a last-minute goal to give the then Premier League Swans a League Cup victory at Crawley in September months later, Swansea thumped Bradford City at Wembley to win the EFL Cup - the only major trophy in the club's Sheehan's side will hope for another triumph over Crawley in what will be their opening home game of 2025-26, with Swansea heading to Middlesbrough for their first Championship fixture of the new campaign on Saturday, 9 will play in the fourth tier next season having been relegated from League One in 2024-25.
