These are your Swansea City headlines on Sunday, January 22.
Swans eying Liverpool youngster
The Sun report Swansea and Watford are vying for Liverpool Calvin Ramsay in a loan deal until the end of the season.
Ramsay would certainly fit the bill for head coach Russell Martin and Swansea, who are on the lookout for an attack-minded right-sided defender to play at full-back or wingback.
Ethan Laird and Cyrus Christie contributed a great deal during their stays in south Wales, and Ramsay has now caught the eye. The 18-year-old was signed last summer from Aberdeen, which then saw Wales defender Neco Williams leave Liverpool for Nottingham Forest, with Trent Alexander-Arnold very much Jurgen Klopp's first choice at Anfield.
The report goes on to state the Reds would be reluctant to let the teenager leave this month despite his route to first-team minutes seemingly blocked. Klopp is happy for him to stay put, they report, but Swansea and the Hornets are "ready to pounce" should he become available before the January 31 deadline.
Third bid incoming for Whittaker
Our colleagues at the Daily Record report a third bid is incoming from Rangers for Swansea striker Morgan Whittaker.
The former Derby County man was left out of Swansea's trip to QPR on Saturday, with Martin revealing the forward wasn't in the right frame of mind to be included in the squad amid intense speculation surrounding his future.
Swansea have already knocked back bids from Rangers, which are believed to be way below their valuation for him. Now reports from north of the border state the Scottish giants will return this week with an improved offer and they are "refusing to give up".
Martin said after the 1-1 draw with the Hoops: "I did the (pre-match) press conference and received a text from Morgs saying he wasn't in the right frame of mind to travel with the squad, for a number of reasons.
"The situation hasn't changed, we haven't received any more bids from anyone. We have to respect that and be conscious he's a young man in a difficult moment. His wellbeing is the most important bit.
"He's got his family with him this weekend because he doesn't want to think about football and we'll assess the situation when we're back in on Monday and see where we're all at.
"It just means it'll be a slower process, him trying to get back into the team if he's still here in 12 days or whatever it is, which I envisage him being."
Rangers boss Michael Beale played his cards close to his chest when asked about Whittaker on Saturday night. He said: "There will be some news in the coming days. None for you right now, but there will be some news in the coming days.”
Gelhardt on Leeds bench
Joe Gelhardt's short-term future still isn't sorted, with the youngster named on Leeds United' bench on Sunday.
Swansea are known admirers of the attacker, with a loan move away from Elland Road looking likely in the next stage of his development. A host of Championship clubs, including his former club Wigan Athletic, are tracking him and reports from the north west earlier this week suggested the Latics had won the race for his signature.
However, a move to the DW Stadium still hasn't materialised, thus offering Swansea a glimmer of hope.
Cabango pleased with resilience
Swansea defender Ben Cabango says he was pleased with the fight shown by his team-mates as they came from behind to grab a draw at QPR on Saturday.
Jay Fulton struck late on at Loftus Road to earn a share of the spoils after former Swansea striker Jamal Lowe, on loan from Bournemouth, put the Hoops ahead in the first half.
It was the 15th point claimed from losing positions by the Swans this term, with only table-toppers Burnley claiming more. “It was a hard-fought game and we managed to get the draw which was a good result in the end,” said Cabango.
“I felt like we were quite solid against QPR, but we weren’t ruthless enough and we conceded early which is never good.
“It was a really tough game, especially coming off the back of 120 minutes on Tuesday, I was feeling really leggy and drained at the end, but we just had to pull through.
“We’ve gone behind a few times this season and it’s a frustrating thing but I think we’ve shown a lot of character in those moments and a lot of times we’ve managed to come out with three points or a draw.
“Resilience is a good thing in this squad, we showed that we have the character to come from behind in any game. We know that when we go behind we still have a chance to get back into the game, and that’s a good belief to have.”
Swansea lost keeper Steven Benda to injury in the second half, something which Cabanago conceded was a setback for them. Depending on the severity of the knock, head coach Russell Martin may now be forced into the transfer market.
“Steve coming off injured was a blow,” Cabango added. "It’s not easy for Fish (Andy Fisher) to come on but I thought he did well. To come on into a game like that is never easy, and I thought he stood up to it well.
“He made a mistake and he recovered really quickly with a save. I think that was a big moment for him, and I’m so proud of him for that. We also had something a bit different before that after the backpass. I’ve never faced an indirect free-kick! We were just talking about it in the changing room. It was a bit of a crazy moment.
“I was thinking, ‘where do you I stand? Do I go to the post, do I block the shot?’ But in the end, we just all threw our bodies on the line and we did well to come away without conceding.
“There was no chance that was going in, we were all throwing our bodies in the way, and Harry managed to block it.”
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