SWANSEA CITY WON’T be signing Republic of Ireland international Robbie Brady.
That’s according to Russell Martin, the Championship club’s manager, who was a team-mate of the Dubliner’s at Norwich City.
Swansea are among the clubs who have been linked to the 29-year-old since he became a free agent following the expiry of his Burnley contract at the end of June.
Speaking ahead of tomorrow night’s meeting with Millwall, Martin expressed his admiration for Brady but ruled out the possibility of bringing him to Wales.
“I love Robbie as a guy,” he said, as quoted by Wales Online. “He’s brilliant, fantastic player, been in the Premier League for the last however long, but I haven’t spoken to him. I haven’t spoken to him for a while, being honest.
“So there’s nothing in that at the moment. He’s a good player, really good player, but I just think we’ve got a lot of players at the moment. We just need to work out who’s going to fit in and who’s going to really be with us over a long period of time.
“If it was different timing, then I’d possibly be telling you that I’d be really interested in it, but at this moment in time there’s nothing there.”
Martin has already added an Irish international to Swansea City’s ranks this season by signing striker Michael Obafemi from Southampton on deadline day.
The club, who also have Galway’s Ryan Manning on their books, are currently in 21st place in the Championship after winning just one of their opening six games.
I think he was on 35000 PW last year.. That’s the problem overpaid
@Tony Talbot: I’ve always thought he was overrated….. Great left foot but no football brain. But you’d think that he is good enough to be playing weekly in most championship teams. Can’t help feeling that you’re right. He is looking for someone who’ll pay close to what he was on in his recent contract and he isn’t worth that or even close.
May have to take a pay as you play deal in the short term to prove his terrible injury record is behind him. Too good of a player to be languishing at home.