Swansea City's glaring transfer priority is being addressed to help solve two huge problems

It's now full steam ahead as far as Swansea City's transfer plans are concerned.

The Swans have identified numerous targets to bolster their squad ahead of Russell Martin's second season at the club, although there will be plenty of exits from the Swansea.com Stadium in the near future too. It's no secret that the Swans want and need to add to their defence.

Swansea used a significant amount of defensive combinations last season, with Covid-19 cases, injuries and form all forcing Martin into changes during various stages when it came to his back three and wing-backs. You can read more on that here. But it's in the two boxes where Swansea need to significantly improve next term.

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Swansea won an average of 10 aerial duels per game in Championship games last season, which is by some distance the lowest tally of any side in the division. For context, the next lowest was Fulham with 15.6 per game while Millwall were the highest with 28.5 per game in the league.

The reality is, that's exactly what Martin wants given his philosophies, with Swansea topping the charts for possession and pass accuracy. Their style led to a magnificent haul of 53 open play goals, with only promoted duo Fulham and Bournemouth managing more.

But the glaring concern comes when the spotlight is shone on their efforts from set plays, from which Swansea scored just twice in 46 Championship matches during the 2021/22 season, comfortably the lowest in the second tier. On the flip side, they shipped 10 goals from set-pieces.

Such were their struggles from free-kicks and corners, coaches devised an array of elaborate set-piece routines to help