Swansea must pay £12m in one go for Colombian Santiago Arias as PSV Eindhoven reject offer of £7m plus add-ons
SWANSEA must pay £12million up front to land PSV Eindhoven’s Colombian right-back Santiago Arias.
Supremo Huw Jenkins wants to pay an initial £7m, with the rest linked to how Swans fare over the next few seasons.
Swansea want Santiago Arias but are baulking at PSV wanting £12m straight upRex Features
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But the Dutch outfit want all the cash at once.
Arias, 25, fears Paul Clement’s team could go down, so the deal we revealed last week is in the balance.
If it falls through, the Welsh club will try again for Barnsley’s Ghanaian full-back Andy Yiadom.
Swansea are particularly keen to strengthen after losing midfield lynchpin Gylfi Sigurdsson to Everton.
They also know Chelsea are monitoring their Spanish striker Fernando Llorente, 32.
Antonio Conte is reportedly ready to bid £15m for a wily peformer who played under him at Juventus.
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Barnsley and Ghana star Andy Yiadom is now a standby target for Swansea if they miss out on Santiago AriasGetty Images - GettyPSV ace Santiago Arias is stil thought to be the preferred option for Swansea but might be too expensiveGetty - Contributor
Swansea want to keep their main goal threat but such a big offer for a frontman aged over 30 would surely be tempting.
And Swans boss Paul Clement believes he can bring Manchester City attacker Wilfried Bony back to the Liberty Stadium.
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