Swansea City are close to sealing a move for Huddersfield Town midfielder Tom Iorpenda. The highly-rated 21-year-old enjoyed a largely successful spell on loan at League Two side Notts County last season, where he made 53 appearances for the Magpies as they eased their way to promotion.
He now looks set to make the step up to the Championship, with Swansea close to sealing a move ahead of Tuesday night's deadline. It's been suggested the Swans will pay an initial £750,000, with around £250,000 in add-ons.
Ninth summer arrival
Should a move be completed, he would become the ninth new arrival of what's been a busy summer, and will also add further depth to City's midfield options.
The departure of Ethan Galbraith to Stoke City, and the return of Malick Yalcouye to parent club Brighton and Hove Albion, meant a central option in the middle was a key priority for Vitor Matos this summer.
Having previously missed out on Andre Almeida and Ousseynou Fall Seck, the club recently moved to tie down Stephen Eustaquio in an eye-catching move from FC Porto.
Strong start to the season
They have now moved to further strengthen their hand, in a move that will further boost the feel-good factor around the club, which has of course been buoyed further by a strong start to the season.
Swansea's 3-0 demolition of Derby County on Saturday was their second away win of the campaign, and leaves them with seven points from their opening three games.
There could yet be more arrivals through the door. Another centre-back could potentially be in the mix, despite the recent arrival of Sunderland's Jenson Seelt on loan.
Departures on the cards
Departures may well be on the cards too. Questions are still hanging over the futures of Florian Bianchini and Zeidane Inoussa, neither of whom were involved at the weekend.
Despite weeks of speculation, however, there's a growing feeling that star striker Zan Vipotnik is now likely to stay.
