Swansea complete signing of midfielder Franco

Swansea City person completed nan signing of midfielder Goncalo Franco from Moreirense for an undisclosed fee.

The erstwhile Portugal Under-20 international, 23, becomes Luke Williams' first seizure of nan summertime transportation window.

Franco has signed a four-year woody pinch nan Championship club.

"We want to person a squad pinch power and intensity. That is really important and, from what we person seen, Gonçalo has that successful abundance," said Swans leader Williams.

"We person seen nan value he has arsenic well, he has shown immoderate unthinkable actions to create goals and people goals."

Franco, who played 33 games successful Portugal’s Liga past season, began his elder profession astatine Leixoes earlier switching successful 2020 to Moreirense, wherever he has made much than 100 elder appearances.

Williams added: "He is aggressive, he is not frightened to tackle and compete for nan ball. He is an attacking subordinate who has protect instincts.

"When I said to him, I sewage nan emotion that arsenic a nine - pinch nan values we person - we are going to beryllium capable to subordinate to him, and he to us.

"No-one should underestimate nan value of that and we are excited to get him retired connected nan training transportation and springiness him nan chance to build relationships pinch his team-mates."

Swansea are besides closing successful connected nan imperishable signing of South Korean guardant Eom Ji-Sung.

The Swans person agreed a woody pinch South Korean broadside Gwangju FC for Eom, 22, who has travelled to nan United Kingdom to acquisition a aesculapian pinch nan club.

Eom, who has 1 elder South Korea cap, is regarded by Williams arsenic a left-winger aliases cardinal attacking midfielder.

Gwangju announced past week that Eom, who has 4 seasons of elder shot nether his belt, would beryllium moving to Swansea.