“Better alternatives out there” – Swansea City fan pundit makes transfer claim involving Joe Allen

This article is part of Football League World’s ‘Terrace Talk‘ series, which provides personal opinions from our FLW Fan Pundits regarding the latest breaking news, teams, players, managers, potential signings and more…

Championship club Swansea City should not pursue a reunion with Stoke City midfielder Joe Allen despite the Potters’ captain wanting to return to Wales at the end of the season, in the view of FLW’s Swansea fan pundit James Millar.

This report regarding the 32-year-old’s desire to move closer to his home nation came via Stoke-on-Trent Live, with the 32-year-old’s contract at the bet365 Stadium coming to an end this summer.

Despite his current boss Michael O’Neill being keen to strike an agreement with his skipper to keep him in Staffordshire beyond the end of the season though, an exit is looking more and more likely at this stage and this could provide an opportunity for other clubs to swoop in for his services.

One of those sides that could make a move is Swansea, who are free from any transfer restrictions and would be able to negotiate a deal for the midfielder without the need to worry about financial rules, due to the fact they have cashed in on some of their prized assets in recent years.

They would hold a potential advantage in this race with the 32-year-old already spending much of his footballing career at the Swansea.com Stadium including his youth days before moving on to Liverpool in 2012.

But FLW’s Swansea fan pundit Millar believes this is an advantage they shouldn’t be taking advantage of.

Speaking to Football League World, he said: “Each year as a Swansea fan, there’s always talk of Joe Allen returning to us, being out of contract at Stoke or not being happy at whatever current club he is