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How Twitter reacted to Swansea City signing Bayern Munich’s Renato Sanches on loan
Swansea City have confirmed the arrival of Renato Sanches on a loan deal from Bayern Munich. report that the Swans will pay a loan fee in excess of £2 million to take the midfielder to the Liberty Stadium for a year. This is a remarkable deal by the club and underlines the contacts that manager Paul Clement has in the game.
The Swansea manager will have worked with the 20-year-old for a short period last season at the Allianz Arena before he took the job in the Premier League. He worked at Bayern Munich as the assistant to Carlo Ancelotti and the Italian has now done his close friend a favour by letting him have one of the most exciting young midfielders on loan for a season.
Bayern Munich want the midfielder to gain regular first-team football as he has now reached a key stage in his development. It was a frustrating first season in the Bundesliga for Sanches and he now gets the opportunity to test himself in another league. The Premier League will suit his physicality and energy in the middle of the park. It won’t have been in his plans to go on loan to a club like Swansea, but he will relish the opportunity to play regularly.
It is thought that Sanches was keen to move to Swansea over other clubs, due to his existing relationship with Clement. He joined Bayern Munich last summer for a fee of £28 million and that shows the standing he has in the European game. It is a huge coup for Swansea and one that will excite the supporters.
Last summer, Sanches was named the Young Player of the Tournament at Euro 2016 as he helped Portugal to win the competition. He showed a maturity beyond his years and established himself as one of the best young midfielders in the game. The last year hasn’t gone as well as he would have hoped, but he now has the opportunity to further his development in England.
Here is how Twitter reacted to the news:
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— Swansea City AFC (@SwansOfficial)
http://twitter.com/SaucySonaldo/status/902862630246866944
Reports that Renato Sanches to Swansea on loan is a done deal.
It's not what you know, it's who you know.
— Coral (@Coral)
Renato Sanches is on the verge of completing a loan move to Swansea!
— Footy Accumulators (@FootyAccums)
When you hear Renato Sanches is close to joining Swansea on loan…
— Soccer AM (@SoccerAM)
Swansea fans were understandably excited by the signing:
Now it's official I can start to celebrate Sanches signing! What a coup! Insane signing, great work by the club! Can't wait to see him play.
— Guto Llewelyn (@GutoLlewelyn)
http://twitter.com/BobbyGardiner/status/903191660074594304
Paul Clement at the announcement if we do sign Renato Sanches
— Jack Evans (@Jevski7)
Supporters of other clubs were jealous of the signing:
For once I'm jealous of other clubs transfers, Jese and Renato Sanches in particular
— Nat Harvey (@Nat_sfc_harvey)
http://twitter.com/MarcoReubs/status/903173590115377155
God I wish West Ham were going for Renato Sanches, especially if no Carvalho deal!
— Sam Hunty’⚒ (@Hunty_S92)
http://twitter.com/MagicMxzza/status/902926792553623552