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Swansea are hoping to complete two, possibly three, signings before the transfer window closes, with a chunk of the Gylfi Sigurdsson money still available to spend. A move for Nacer Chadli is not out of the question despite Swansea cooling their interest, although West Bromwich Albion would have to lower their £25m asking price for a player who is unable to get into their team and not on the best of terms with Tony Pulis, the head coach, after a fall-out during pre-season.

A deal remains in place for Wilfried Bony should Swansea wish to press the button and re-sign the Ivorian from Manchester City. Swansea, though, have other irons in the fire to cover both Bony’s and Chadli’s positions and are also looking at strengthening defensively.

One of the more unlikely moves of the summer would see Renato Sanches, the Portugal international, swap Bayern Munich for Swansea – the bookmakers have made the Welsh club second favourites to sign the talented 19-year-old. Paul Clement, Swansea’s head coach, retains strong links with Bayern Munich, where he previously worked as Carlo Ancelotti’s No2, and has spoken in the past about trying to use his contacts across Europe. Yet the only way a deal for Sanches to Swansea has any chance of coming off is if all parties agree to a season-long loan and there are no better offers on the table for the player from higher-profile clubs (the word on Merseyside is that Liverpool are not, as things stand, interested in signing Sanches, despite speculation to the contrary).

Swansea’s transfer business over the last few days will also be influenced to some extent by Fernando Llorente’s future. Chelsea’s interest in Llorente is genuine and long-running, although it is understood that Swansea have not received an official offer for the Spaniard this summer. Llorente would be very much an Antonio Conte signing, rather than a Chelsea signing, and no more than a back-up player at Stamford Bridge. There are also doubts within Chelsea as to whether Llorente would fit into the club’s style of play and questions over the merits of signing someone who is aged 32. Conte, though, has worked with Llorente before, at Juventus, and clearly feels that a striker who scored 15 Premier League goals for Swansea last season could be a useful squad player at Chelsea.

Clement reiterated on Saturday, after Swansea’s win over Crystal Palace, that he is confident of keeping Llorente, but he also said that “all of a sudden something can come out of absolutely nowhere”.