Now Swansea must the void left by exit

SWANSEA City will push on with plans to fill the void left by Gylfi Sigurdsson’s £45m departure to Everton with ‘two or three’ new signings before the end of the transfer window.

And there is confidence from within the Liberty a deal can be struck to land West Brom’s Belgium international Nacer Chadli to start the ball rolling on the recruitment Paul Clement knows is needed.

Former striker Wilfried Bony is also in Swansea’s sights, with the Ivory Coast ace believed to be keen on leaving Manchester City for a return to South Wales and the Etihad club prepared to let him leave.

But it is not clear whether Swansea will be able to push Stoke into meaningful talks over a homecoming for midfielder star Joe Allen, the club having already seen a £20m bid for the former youth product rejected before the weekend.

Swansea, who had put recruitment plans on hold until Sigurdsson’s exit was all but confirmed, are set to move on with targets after a deal for the No.10 was confirmed last night. He signed a five-year contract with Ronald Koeman’s side following a medical in Liverpool yesterday.

Though undisclosed, it is thought the move will see Everton pay £40m and a potential further £5m in additional payments, representing a record fee for both clubs.

Swansea were left frustrated by negotiations, having been initially unwilling to sell Sigurdsson before it was made clear that the Iceland international had been keen on making the move to Goodison.

They had placed a £50m price tag on Sigurdsson’s head prior to formal