Swansea close on Swedish midfielder Widell
Swansea City are closing in on a deal for Sweden Under-21s international Melker Widell which will see him return to current club AaB Aalborg on loan before moving to Wales next season.
Swansea have identified Widell, 22, as a player with long-term potential and are keen to secure his signing before the transfer window closes on Monday night.
However, Danish top-flight side AaB are only prepared to sanction the transfer in this window if the player rejoins them on loan for the remainder of the 2024-25 campaign.
Swansea are expected to pay a significant fee for Widell, who came through the youth ranks in his homeland with Malmo before switching to AaB in 2023.
The Championship club have been working on the Widell deal for some time and feel it is best to finalise the transfer now rather than waiting until the summer, when they anticipate there would be strong competition for his signature.
A player who is capable of playing in central midfield or out wide, Widell has made 51 appearances for AaB, scoring 11 goals and registering nine assists.
His move to Swansea is not related to Matt Grimes' imminent transfer to Coventry City.
The Swans are also working on other potential signings as they look to replace their departing captain and strengthen their attacking options for the rest of this season, with Luke Williams' squad in need of immediate reinforcements having taken only one point from their past five league games.
