Striker Oliver McBurnie is hoping his Championship experience can help Swansea City quickly adapt to their new surroundings as they embark on a new ear under Graham Potter (5.30). McBurnie is expected to start today as the Swans kick-off the 2018/19 season at Sheffield United. The Scottish striker has become well accustomed to Championship football […]

Swansea City are in talks to bring Crystal Palace midfielder Jairo Riedewald and Brentford’s Ryan Woods to the club, ahead of the Championship kick-off on Saturday. Manager Graham Potter is keen to strengthen with both players with Jordan Ayew’s proposed move to Palace also likely to happen before the weekend. Ayew wants to stay in the Premier League and a swap deal involving Riedewald has been discussed, with the Ghanaian striker valued at around £12m and the 21-year-old Dutchman at around £7m.

New Swansea City signing Bersant Celina has revealed Graham Potter’s success in Sweden convinced him to move to Wales. Celina, who grew up in Norway, says the transformation Potter achieved at Ostersund was a major factor in his decision to leave Manchester City on a four-year deal. The 21-year-old striker, who is understood to have cost around £4m, spent six years at the Ethiad but will now be in contention for the Swans’ Championship opener at Sheffield United on Saturday.

Alfie Mawson is due to undergo a medical on Tuesday ahead of a proposed £20m move from Swansea City to Fulham. The deal is believed to be worth an initial £15m, with a further £5m dependent on appearances. Only two weeks ago, the Swans were asking for around £25m for Mawson after enquiries from both West Ham and Burnley, but it appears they did not want to allow the deal to rumble on towards the transfer deadline as happened a year ago with Gylfi Sigurdsson’s move to Everton.

Swansea City manager Graham Potter insists Andre Ayew’s deal to move to Fenerbahce is part of the “re-structure” of the club. Ghanaian striker Ayew has joined the Turkish club on a one-year loan deal, just six months after the Swans paid a club record £18m for him and handed out a three-and-a-half year contract. He is part of £33.5m worth of striking talent the club have sent out on loan, following Borja Baston’s move to Spanish side Alaves.

Jay Fulton is hoping a change of manager will lead to a revival in his opportunities at Swansea City this season. The Swans midfielder played in the club’s 2-1 friendly defeat to Spanish club Eibar on Tuesday night in Austria. It was the 24-year-old Scot’s latest pre-season action as he bids to convince new manager Graham Potter he can be a first team regular – a status he failed to achieve under both Paul Clement and Carlos Carvalhal.

Graham Potter has declared Swansea City’s pre-season tour as an encouraging work in progress after two 90-minute draws in Germany. The Swans manager watched his team draw 1-1 with Genoa and then finish goalless against Magdeburg at the Interwetten Cup, but both matches were lost on penalties. The Championship club now move on to Austria where they face Spanish club Eibar on Tuesday.

Oli McBurnie can enjoy a breakthrough season for Swansea City in the Championship, believes new manager Graham Potter. McBurnie made 12 appearances for the Swans in the Premier League last season, but was unable to establish himself as a first choice striker under either Paul Clement or Carlos Carvalhal. The Scotland international then went on a successful loan spell at Barnsley, where he scored nine times in just 17 Championship appearances and was duly named the Tykes’ player of the season.

Sam Clucas could be on his way out of Swansea City with Burnley confident they can land the midfielder for around £12m. Clucas joined the Swans from Hull City a year ago and made 29 Premier League appearances last season. But after an encouraging start, his form became inconsistent and he rarely touched the heights of his two-goal contribution to the January victory over Arsenal.

Kyle Bartley is expected to complete a £4m move from Swansea City to Championship rivals West Brom this weekend. The Swans centre-back has been a peripheral figure at the Liberty Stadium in recent times due to injury and selection choices and has opted to leave. New manager Graham Potter has decided to cash in, although Federico Fernandez could also be allowed to move on, meaning the recruitment of a new central defender is likely.

Graham Potter hopes Martin Olsson and Kristoff Nordfeldt are coming home from the World Cup this weekend – rather than England. The Swansea City manager spent seven years in Sweden, had two kids in his adopted country, has a Swedish assistant coach at the Liberty Stadium in recently appointed Bjorn Hamberg, as well as defender Olsson and goalkeeper Nordfeldt in the Scandinavians’ squad. But the Solihull-born boss insists there are no divided loyalities as he looks forward to Saturday’s quarter-final in Russia.

Swansea City are keen to sign former Cardiff City defender Tom James from Yeovil to strengthen their defensive options ahead of their return to the Championship. The former Wales U19 right-back has been pinpointed by new manager Graham Potter as a player who could challenge last season’s first choice Martin Olsson, currently preparing with Sweden for a World Cup quarter-final against England.