Bournemouth plot £10m swoop for Swansea star Connor Roberts after spotting him while scouting Man Utd-bound Daniel James
BOURNEMOUTH are plotting a £10million swoop for Swansea star Connor Roberts – having first spotted him while scouting Manchester United-bound Daniel James.
The Cherries are hoping to land the right-back, 23, with Nathaniel Clyne returning to Liverpool from his six-month loan.
Eddie Howe has been impressed with Swansea‘s Roberts having only stumbled across him while taking a look at another player.
The Bournemouth chief had been hoping to get a jump on the competition by scouting sought-after winger James.
But it now seems they have been beaten to the punch by Man Utd – but it could all be a happy accident for the Cherries.
Now, Howe is set to launch an initial £10m bid for Roberts – with Swansea’s resolve set to be tested.
FIRE SALE
Swans chairman Trevor Birch recently downplayed talk of a summer fire sale, despite saying they’re desperate to get rid of Jordan and Andre Ayew’s wages – as well as Borja Baston.
Birch said: “It is a given that we have to get them off the pay roll.
“Anything else we receive on top will be a bonus. Their wages are potentially crippling the club.
“I can’t see there being many [sales]. If the Dan James thing happens then there might possibly be one or two, I don’t know.
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“But I can’t see a fire sale of players. If someone comes in with an offer that is sensible and proper player trading then you would have to think about that.
“But you can’t give players away. You’ve got to get the right value for them.
“We aren’t in a position, and I am pretty well versed in financial positions and football clubs, where we have to sell a player or it is ‘Good Night Vienna’.
“We can hold out for the right prices.”