Swansea City takeover unlikely to proceed

Swansea City can celebrate with justification after completing the double over Manchester United and staying in the top half of the table all season, no mean feat from a city (known in Welsh as Abertawe) that is not that large or that prosperous.   The club has, however, clearly been well run after recovering from some dark days.

Swansea City can celebrate with justification after completing the double over Manchester United and staying in the top half of the table all season, no mean feat from a city (known in Welsh as Abertawe) that is not that large or that prosperous.   The club has, however, clearly been well run after recovering from some dark days.

It now looks as if a proposed acquisition of 30 per cent of the club by American investors will not go ahead.   The Supporters’ Trust, which owns 21 per of the club, has welcomed the news that a proposed £30m deal with American billionaire John Jay Moores will not proceed.   Swansea chairman Huw Jenkins insisted that it would only happen if everyone was in agreement that it was a good thing for the club.