Swansea City set sights on West Ham, Graham Potter transfer deal | OneFootball

According to reports, Swansea City are interested in West Ham defender Kaelan Casey on loan

Swansea City are interested in securing the services of West Ham United defender Kaelan Casey on a season-long loan, with boss Alan Sheehan intent on bolstering his options amid a defensive injury crisis ahead of next weekend's opening league fixture away to Middlesbrough.

As reported on Sunday morning by Tom Coleman of WalesOnline, the highly-rated central defender is on Swansea's radar as Sheehan and co bid for backline reinforcements following a pre-season injury crisis in that area of the pitch.

Swansea have enjoyed an uplifting summer transfer window to date, with the club looking to build upon last season's inconsistency and consequential 11th-placed finish in the Championship.

The likes of Cameron Burgess, Ethan Galbraith, Zeidane Inoussa, Ricardo Santos and Bobby Wales have all arrived in South Wales, and Swansea remain in pursuit of Richard Kone and, as exclusively revealed by Football League World, are preparing a third and final bid for the in-demand Wycombe Wanderers talisman after seeing two previous offers knocked back by the Chairboys.

However, with the aforementioned Santos having been struck down by injury alongside Ben Cabango in an unfortunate twist which has left ex-Ipswich Town star Burgess as the club's only senior, recognised central defensive option less than a week out from next Saturday's trip to Middlesbrough, it's no surprise that Swansea are keen to bring more defenders in through the door.

Swansea City interested in West Ham's Kaelan Casey

According to WalesOnline, Swansea are keen on the prospect of acquiring Casey's services on loan for the duration of the season.

It's said that the 20-year-old prospect is poised to be sent away from the London Stadium on his first senior loan spell and that has alerted the Swans, who are "seriously exploring" a potential move.

A graduate of the Hammers' famed youth system, Casey made his Premier League debut as a late substitute during a 3-1 victory over Luton Town back in May 2024 and featured once in the top-flight last term, having made several matchday squads under both Julen Lopetegui and ex-Swans boss Graham Potter.

Casey is currently away with Potters' side on the club's pre-season tour of the United States, where he featured in their win over Everton last week.

West Ham's Kaelan Casey would be a sensible addition for Swansea City

It's clear to see exactly why Swansea are interested in recruiting another central defender, with the backline representing an area in need of real improvement between now and the end of the transfer window.

Swansea have enjoyed varying degrees of success with loan players from the Premier League in recent times but Casey has a glowing reputation and will now be looking to vindicate that in the senior game, which could be done at the Swansea.com Stadium.

Regular minutes could well be on offer too, considering just how short-staffed Swans are at the back, and with their injury crisis in mind, this looks like a deal they should be trying to get over the line as quickly as possible.