Leeds United's hopes of signing Swansea City's Flynn Downes just got a telling response

Flynn Downes slotted in seamlessly on his return to Swansea City's starting line-up at Reading on Easter Monday.

The midfielder missed the matches against Millwall, Derby County and Barnsley owing to a knee injury but played from the outset against the Royals. You can read the match report here. He played a key role in creating Hannes Wolf's goal at the Select Car Leasing Stadium and was also influential in the build-up to Joel Piroe's second.

Downes' pass accuracy of 94.6 per cent was the best of any Swansea player against Paul Ince's men while he also made two key passes, two interceptions, one clearance and two dribbles. It's perhaps no coincidence that Swansea became ragged after the former Ipswich Town man was withdrawn shortly after Tom Ince volleyed home to make it 4-2, with Reading going on to claim a point.

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The 23-year-old was unsurprisingly linked with a Premier League move last month, with The Times reporting that Leeds United are interested in a transfer swoop for the Swansea man. Downes is one of several young Swans who are expected to attract interest in the summer transfer window.

And while Russell Martin believes Jesse Marsch's side won't be the only ones monitoring Downes' progress, the head coach believes it's imperative that Swansea keep their best players where possible to ensure they can challenge for promotion next term.

"I wouldn't have thought they're [Leeds] the only team looking at him," said Martin. "As far as we're concerned, Flynn's just bought a house in Swansea, he loves it, his partner loves it. He's loving what we're doing on the pitch.

"He has a great relationship with all of