Scouting trip off as Swans' transfer search goes on

Luke Williams' scouting trip to The Netherlands did not happen because the player he had been hoping to watch was not playing.

Swansea City boss Williams revealed last week that two visits to the continent to assess potential signings were planned this week.

Williams was due to watch a centre-back playing for a Dutch club on Sunday, but did not travel because word came through that the player in question would not be involved.

Wycombe's Joe Low is one of Swansea's defensive targets, but a deal for the Wales international looks unlikely this month with the two clubs so far unable to agree on his valuation.

Swansea have been linked with various others, including Aston Villa's Lamare Bogarde, Burnley's Hannes Delcroix and Osaze Urhoghide, who has had spells at Celtic, Sheffield Wednesday and AFC Wimbledon, but is currently playing in the French second tier for Amiens.

Wolves midfielder Luke Cundle (pictured above), who played for Swansea on loan in 2022-23, is thought to be on the Welsh club's list of attacking midfield targets this month, while Barnsley's Adam Phillips and Alex Gilbert, of Middlesbrough, have also been touted as potential signings.

However, there is little indication that Swansea are close to getting a deal over the line, meaning the same players who were humbled at Cardiff City on Saturday must go again against Sheffield United on Tuesday.

The Blades, by contrast, have sealed a loan deal for Ben Brereton Diaz in time for the Chile international forward to feature at Swansea.com Stadium.

As Luke Williams and his players lick their wounds after Cardiff, that is not the sort of transfer news they wanted to hear.