These are your Swansea City headlines on Saturday, July 9.
Wolf to get chance under Farke
Former Swans loanee Hannes Wolf will get a chance to impress his new boss at Borussia Monchengladbach.
Reports from Germany earlier in the week suggested the German club would listen to offers for the Austrian, who spent the second half of last season with Swansea.
But that may not be the case, with new manager Daniel Farke saying all slates will be wiped clean under his watch.
"What happened in the past doesn't interest me at all. All the guys who are under contract here have a chance to present themselves. I'm glad Hannes is back," said Farke.
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Previous boss Marco Rose brought Wolf to the club but he has since left the building. That isn't a problem though, believes Farke.
"Marco Rose also played football successfully and got good players. If you're dynamic and good at switching, that's not a disadvantage. I like players like that," added Farke.
Swansea are still in the market for a right wingback this summer, and although Wolf played predominantly on the left flank under Martin, new signing Matty Sorinola can operate on either side.
Allen was our number-one target - Martin
Swansea head coach Russell Martin says Joe Allen was his number-one target this summer and says his return to SA1 is "brilliant" for the club and supporters.
Allen yesterday put pen to paper on a two-year deal in Landore 10 years after he left south Wales for Liverpool. Allen will plug the gap created by Flynn Downes' move to West Ham United, which was completed on Thursday.
Martin says Allen's return is a positive one on many levels.
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“It’s a brilliant signing for us as a group, but also for the club and the supporters,” he said.
“It’s also a great signing for the players and staff in the building, for performances on the pitch and for culture off the pitch.
“Predominantly performance on the pitch, because he’s a fantastic footballer. He is a real leader in his own way.
“He has real experience at this level, and he also has real experience of this football club and understands what its about and what it stands for, what has got it success in the past and he himself has had success here.
“He is going to really help us and the young players, it’s such a positive signing.”
Allen will wear the number seven shirt for the coming season, and Martin revealed his capture was his transfer priority this summer.
“He (Joe) loves it here – it’s home,” he said. “He’s said how excited his family have been to come back and how excited he’s been and hopeful that it would come off.
“Joe has been so patient in waiting, we’ve been in discussions for a long time, we’ve been in contact for a long time. He’s a brilliant human being, a brilliant person and I’m really grateful he’s been patient.
“He’s been our number on target all along and we’ve got him. I think he realises that it’s a style of play that really suits him, it’s something he wants to be part of again.
“He’s come back because he feels he can really contribute to something that’s moving in the right direction. It’s great to see him so happy and I think it’s given everyone else a real boost as well.”
Swans see off Rovers in friendly
Swansea City continued their pre-season preparations this afternoon with a friendly against Forest Green Rovers at Fairwood, with the Swans running out 3-2 winners.
It follows on from their contest against Colchester United earlier on in the week. Like that game, the fixture against Rovers was once again played behind closed doors at Swansea's training complex on the edge of Gower.
Tuesday's match was played across four 30-minute quarters, but this clash reverted to two standard 45-minute halves. It came too soon for new signing Joe Allen, who penned a two-year deal on his return to south Wales on Friday.
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