Swansea City, 17th in the league, are actively looking to sign a striker this month, but are afraid that might not happen due to a lack of funds.
Only Aston Villa have scored less goals than the South Wales outfit this season, and with Bafetimbi Gomis linked with a move to Qatar it seems inevitable that the club would bring in a new forward.
Charlie Austin, Patrick Bamford and Loic Remy have all been linked with the Welsh side, but they face competition from Crystal Palace and Bournemouth among others.
Curtis concerned by intervening factors
Alan Curtis, caretaker manager at the Liberty Stadium, has told the Daily Mail that it isn’t about Swansea signing a striker, but signing the right striker for the team. He added that “probably at inflated prices, is going to be very difficult” for them to do the right business in the current window.
Curtis bemoaned that the club's targets are likely to be the same targets that clubs around them have, and that it’s a case of “whether [they] can get them through the door.”
With just two goals scored in their last four games, a new forward is certainly needed if they want to escape the threat of relegation.
A new leading striker coming into the club could also see a return to playing 4-2-3-1, the formation that was successful at the start of the season, and a return to a role in midfield for top scorer André Ayew.
Reports have said that Curtis is set to be offered the managerial role til the end of the season too, which could also have a big effect on whether Swansea can attract a new striker.
Current options?
Swansea recently recalled striker Oliver McBurnie from his loan spell at Newport County, but the youngster is yet to be named in the matchday squad, even with Eder’s injury.
The latter, a Portuguese international, is set to return against Oxford United this weekend, but has failed to open his account at the club since a £5 million move from SC Braga in the summer.
