Jonjo Shelvey still has a future at the Liberty Stadium, Swansea City's caretaker boss, Alan Curtis, has stated.
Shelvey has fallen out of favour since Garry Monk’s departure almost a month ago, starting just one game since – away at Crystal Palace, where he was substituted after an hour.
Leon Britton’s resurgence under club legend Curtis has pushed the England international out of the starting line-up, while, at Manchester United, youngster Matt Grimes was preferred on the bench to Shelvey.
However, the boss has spoke about the situation, saying that the midfielder has a future at the club.
Curtis stresses Shelvey's important, amidst transfer rumours
Curtis explained that Shelvey’s omission from the squad was purely down to choice, and that the former Liverpool midfielder’s poor performance in the previous match meant he missed out.
Shelvey stayed at Swansea and trained with a group of players who also didn’t make the trip - likely to be Marvin Emnes, Kyle Bartley, Franck Tabanou and Eder, among others.
Since Monk left, there have been several reports linking Shelvey away with moves to Crystal Palace and Newcastle United, while Tottenham Hotspur were reportedly interested in signing him in the summer.
Curtis stated that the club needs Shelvey though, and that “he’s going to play a big part” in what is going to be an important end to the season.
However, if the midfielder was to be sold, it’s thought that he would fetch somewhere in the region of £10-15m, considering the current value of England internationals.
If Shelvey was to leave the club, it’s likely that a replacement would come in, unless Grimes is set to be given a larger role at the club. In the past Swansea have been linked with Brentford star man Alan Judge and Swiss midfielder Blerim Dzemaili, who is currently on loan at Genoa from Galatasaray, but has only made five appearances in Italy this season
