Heartbreak News Now: The Swansea City head coach and two players have announced their departure from the team.
Breaking news right now: Both the head coach of Swansea City and two players have made their exit from the squad public.
Thanks in part to Russell Martin’s transfer to Southampton last summer, Swansea completely reorganized both their playing roster and personnel.
But Williams anticipates a plethora of additional adjustments following a challenging campaign.
We’re in the midst of a little rebuild. To ensure that we are in a good position, we have a lot of work ahead of us and many things that we need to get right. That’s what we have to do.”
During the most recent summer transfer window, Swansea bought 12 players, the first of which came with Paul Watson serving as sporting director and Andy Coleman as chairman.
Following that, they signed free agent Yannick Bolasie in November and added three more players in January. During the previous two transfer windows, sixteen players left the Championship club.
Williams took over in the dugout in January following the dismissal of Martin’s replacement, Michael Duff, in December of last year.
“We must ensure that every choice is the right one.”
Swansea, who finished the season in 14th place in the second division, according to Williams, need to “make sure we understand the magnitude of every single decision” made regarding players this summer.
“It is a miracle if you get them all right. We’ll be alright if you make practically all of the right decisions,” he continued.
“You’re going to find yourself in a little trouble if you make more blunders than wise selections. Thus, we must ensure that everything they do when entering and leaving is accurate for each and every one of them.”
The Swansea players whose contracts are currently set to expire this summer are Joe Allen, Kyle Naughton, Liam Walsh, Jamie Paterson, Przemyslaw Placheta, Liam Cullen, and Nathanael Ogbeta, who is currently on loan at Bolton.
Liam Cullen rejoices after beating Stoke.
Swansea and Liam Cullen are currently in negotiations for a new contract, though the club could choose to give him an additional year to his present one.
Carl Rushworth, Bashir Humphreys, Charlie Patino, Charles Sagoe Jr., Harrison Ashby, and Jamal Lowe’s loan periods in Wales are coming to an end.
Of them, Williams acknowledged Rushworth is probably going to play in the Premier League next season, so only Lowe appears to be a candidate to return, even if Swansea might not be able to fund a deal.
Williams, whose team travels to Huddersfield Town on Saturday, said that following “more advanced discussions” in the past few days, there would be “more news shortly” regarding his players who are not under contract.
