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Despite playing only 22 senior games for Palmeiras, City moved swiftly by spending £29.6m to sign Reis in January 2025.
It was the same month in which they brought in Abdukodir Khusanov and while the Uzbekistan international has established himself as a first-team regular, Reis has managed only four games and was sent out on loan to gain more experience.
His time at Girona did not start particularly well, sent
Matos says Galbraith has established himself as a “really important player” having made an “impact” whether playing in midfield or as a back-up right-back.
The player has quickly become one of Swansea’s biggest assets alongside striker Zan Vipotnik, who agreed a new long-term contract last month.
While Matos hopes Galbraith will follow Vipotnik by signing a fresh deal, he says the Swansea hierarchy must agree to make that happen.
“It
Grimes joined Swansea, who were then a Premier League side, from Exeter City in 2015 for £1.75m.
Though his impact was limited during the club’s spell in the top flight, the midfielder established himself as a key figure following their relegation from the top flight in 2018.
Grimes was a regular in the second tier, going on to make 333 Swansea appearances and captaining the club for five-and-a-half seasons before
The Rams won 2-1 at Swansea.com Stadium in November in Matos’ first game in charge of the Welsh club.
Four days later, after being beaten 3-2 at West Bromwich despite going 2-0 in front, Swansea were only outside the bottom three on goal difference and looked in serious relegation danger.
But Matos has rejuvenated a squad, who were underperforming in the latter days of Alan Sheehan’s reign, with the gap
But the fact is that if Matos’ men can maintain the form they have produced over the past three months, they could push themselves into top-six contention in the final stages of the season.
“Yeah, but for that [to happen] we need to keep improving and that’s why we cannot focus on the product and we need to focus on the process,” Matos added.
“That’s what, until this moment, made
Vipotnik’s productive campaign, which has yielded 16 goals in all competitions for club and country, marks a significant improvement from last season.
Following his 2024 arrival from Bordeaux, the striker managed only seven goals in 44 appearances in all competitions during his first season.
Having initially struggled to hold down a regular starting place, Vipotnik is now a first-team fixture who is adding to his game, according to Matos.
“I
Come Monday morning, he reported for duty at the training ground.
“The club said they’d appointed the new manager and he might just need some help until he gets his staff sorted,” Britton explains.
“When the club call, if I can help, I’ve always said I’ll always be here to help.
“It wasn’t even something to think about. It was ‘I’ll be in Monday and I’ll come and meet the
Josh Tymon scored a stunning volley as Swansea City ended their five-game losing streak with victory over fellow Championship strugglers Oxford United.
Marko Stamenic headed Swansea into a deserved lead late in the first period before Tymon arrowed the ball into the top corner from 20 yards on the stroke of half-time.
The home side held on with relative comfort after the break to register a first win in seven
Former Swansea midfielder Owain Tudur Jones, speaking on Radio Wales before the West Brom defeat, said: “Anybody who’s looking at that table and thinking Swansea aren’t in trouble is fooling themself. It’s been a really bad run, a really poor few weeks which has led to the Swans being in this position.
“Three weeks ago, you were talking about them being only three points off play-offs, so things need
Having finished 2024-25 with a flourish, Swansea spent significantly on their squad during the summer transfer window and, as a result, began this season believing they could contend for a play-off spot.
The campaign began promisingly enough under Sheehan, but a miserable run since September saw Sheehan dismissed and Matos brought to Wales from Portuguese second-tier club Maritimo.
While the 37-year-old is still getting to know his new surroundings, he