New left-back Franck Tabanou has questioned why Swansea City even bought him in the summer.

The Frenchman signed for the Swans from Saint-Etienne in a £3.5 million move in July, and came to South Wales ready and excited to fulfil his great potential in the Premier League. However, Neil Taylor’s fantastic showings at full-back have kept Tabanou out of the team completely.

Tabanou has only played two official games for Swansea, both in the Capital One Cup against York and Hull.

In an interview with L’Equipe, Tabanou blasts the Swans and reveals he will consider a departure in January…

“When Swansea came for me, I had the impression that they wanted to value me,” he said.

“I had a good pre-season, things went well. I was playing half of the matches, the other left-back the other half. Since then, nothing.

“I am disappointed. I know that even in periods like this, you learn. But I have never been used to this. The hardest thing, is to see that there is not even competition. I am not even in the squad! The only times that I was in it were because of injuries or a birth concerning a team-mate…

“I have done everything in the world of football but I have played 250 professional matches. I ask myself: but why have they bought me?

“I cannot stay like this. If this continues, we will make a decision in December. But, me, I am just asking for my chance. They made a considerable financial offer for me, they must have discovered my abilities.”

This comes across as a shame, with the arrival of Tabanou exciting many Swans fans in the summer. There is still time to turn his career around, however you can’t see Garry Monk dropping Neil Taylor any time soon.

It’ll be interesting to see what happens in the coming months.