Zeidane Inoussa has agreed to join Swansea City on a five year deal so now we can discuss some of the matters that could have jeopardised his move to west Wales. The leak from Sweden (via Spain we are told) meant a busy weekend for Swans staff.
The Swans have signed Inoussa even though he is out of action for 4-6 weeks, so that immediately should tell people that soon to be out of contract Harry Darling is in a similar situation. He joins on July 1st which is the date Alan Sheehan prefers to see his full squad back and available for training for next season.
Inoussa’s current club IK Hacken play throughout the summer and the league they play in, the Allsvenskan is a highly competitive competition. It’s the top league in Sweden. Hacken play on a 3G pitch and to an extent the Swans are happy that Inoussa has an injury which wont affect his playing career. Why ? Quite simply, injuries on 3G surfaces are very prevalent in the Allsvenskan. Although the Swans couldn’t get Hacken to agree on a non playing caveat in the transfer, there is a high expectation (from the Swans) that Inoussa won’t play again for that club.
However, a statement today by the player will throw that into doubt. "BK Häcken is a club where I really enjoy myself and my main focus now is to come back and contribute in the matches I have left in yellow and black. I dream of a cup title! Then I am of course looking forward to the next step in my career, which has been possible thanks to my time in BK Häcken"
On the deal, which is a five year contract which also allows profit and sustainability rules to not cause too much upheaval over one season. That would be unmanageable. The Swans have put down an initial sum of around €500,000. The rest of the agreed fee is then paid over the five years to come. There is a sell on clause of around 22% but that remains to be confirmed, plus his bonuses are likely to be unknown for some time. What we can confirm is that Hacken are on a sum of money if the Swans get promoted to the Premier League or win a major trophy.
The Swans have been trailing Inoussa for some time, even when Celtic were slow in getting their act together in the January transfer window. The player was watched in the flesh on numerous occasions last year. The reports on his fee are as far off as we have seen in recent times. Five million euros he is not. The actual fee is a matter for the club to disclose of at any time they choose to do so but non disclosure of fees is a regular thing these days. Inoussa first came to notice last year but we had different decision makers at the club back then, and a different Sporting Director. Obviously Ben Greenwood has the full details as he processes the contracts and as Chief Operating Officer, he is in a position of extreme trust. Not that the finer details at this moment matter.
We hope this exciting young prospect fits in at the Swans, and as per Eom who signed last summer he may well need time to settle in. More on Inoussa to come plus Bianchini’s future at the Swans.
Some extra news today.
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