Swansea City are attempting to pull off what would be a remarkable loan deal for Renato Sanches from Bayern Munich. The Portugal midfielder, 20, has been told that he can leave the German side and Paul Clement, the Swansea manager who worked with Sanches at Bayern before moving to south Wales, has registered an interest. Clement’s relationship with Carlo Ancelotti, the Bayern coach, gives Swansea a chance of securing what would be one of the more eye-catching deals of the window. Sanches moved from Benfica to Bayern for £27.5 million last summer, but has failed to establish himself at the Allianz Arena. The improved offer of £21 million is thought to…

Source: The Times August 28, 2017 23:03 UTC