Swansea Close In On West Ham Defender Casey

Swansea City are closing successful connected nan indebtedness signing of West Ham United defender Kaelan Casey.

The 20-year-old Hammers academy merchandise has made 2 substitute appearances successful nan Premier League, but will caput retired connected indebtedness successful hunt of first-team experience.

Casey could good make his Swansea debut successful their Championship opener astatine Middlesbrough adjacent Saturday, pinch Alan Sheehan short of options arsenic things stand.

Club skipper Ben Cabango is doubtful for nan Boro travel having been troubled by a calf wounded during pre-season.

Fellow centre-back Ricardo Santos is besides sidelined by injury, arsenic is youngster Filip Lissah.

Cameron Burgess, different of Swansea's summertime recruits, is Sheehan's only fresh elder centre-back astatine present, pinch under-21 subordinate Arthur Parker and midfielder Jay Fulton utilized astatine nan bosom of defence astatine times during pre-season.

Swansea are still looking for a number of caller signings pursuing a raft of summertime departures, pinch a striker different apical privilege pursuing nan exits of Jerry Yates and Florian Bianchini past week.