Swansea City transfer headlines as Leeds United target Swans star in £60m replacement deal and Martin to hold talks with owners over player's future

These are your Swansea City headlines on Sunday, March 20.

The Times report that Leeds United have identified Swansea's Flynn Downes as a replacement for Kalvin Phillips, should Aston Villa succeed in their £60million attempts to sign him.

The England midfielder is hot property, with Newcastle United and West Ham United also keen on the 26-year-old. Villa are prepared to offer him £10million a season, and although new Leeds boss Jesse Marsch says he "would love to keep" Phillips, a fee of £60million would surely be too good to turn down.

The same publication state that Elland Road chiefs have several targets in mind to replace Phillips should he leave, with Downes among them. The former Ipswich Town man has been superb since his summer switch to south Wales, with the 23-year-old destined to play at the very top.

Swansea legend Wayne Routledge caused a bit of stir this weekend when he posted a picture on his Instagram account.

Kitted out in Swansea training gear and sat on what looks like a physio table, the 37-year-old accompanied the snap with the eyes emoji - the universally accepted symbol for "what's going on here then?"

The winger suffered a knee injury in the semi-final second leg contest with Barnsley in the latter stages of the 2020/21 campaign. And Routledge decided to hang up his boots back in October after turning down the offer of a new deal at the club.

“I think the hardest part is actually leaving this place, I’ve made friends for life, unbelievable memories and also now I have a beautiful family," he said at the time. "To leave this place was the hardest decision."

One suspects he is just back at the club to get fit and to check on his recovery progress; nevertheless, the sight of Routledge wearing the