Swansea should capitalise on Wolves and Brighton interest to aid Russell Martin’s summer recruitment: Opinion

This summer was always going to be an important period for Russell Martin after he arrived at Swansea City with the 2021/22 Championship season already underway. 

That meant no pre-season to get his ideas across and limited time in the summer transfer window to make changes to the squad.

He’s wasted little time in the current window, signing MK Dons centre-back Harry Darling, Middlesbrough defender Nathan Wood, and wing-back on loan from Union SG Matthew Sorinola but Martin will no doubt be keen to bring in more reinforcements and the club should look to capitalise on the interest of Wolves and Brighton to help him do so.

According to Football Insider, the Premier League duo are both interested in goalkeeper Steven Benda as they look to prepare for the 2022/23 campaign.

With Jose Sa and Robert Sanchez both having established themselves as first choice at their respective clubs, you’d imagine the top flight pair see Benda as a backup that could potentially challenge for a starting place in the future but with two years left on his deal in South Wales the 23-year-old should still command a decent fee.

That the German shot-stopper spent the second half of last season on loan at Peterborough United highlights that Martin does not see him as a challenger to Andy Fisher’s place in between the sticks – with the 24-year-old impressing greatly since he arrived from MK Dons in January.

Ben Hamer’s departure does mean the Swans only have two senior goalkeepers in their squad but more appropriate cover for Fisher can likely be recruited fairly cheaply this summer as Benda’s struggles when asked to play out from the back with his feet suggested he’s not a great fit for the manager’s preferred system.

With two years left on his