Net closes on new defender

Swansea boss Michael Laudrup says he has one or two options as he looks to sign an out-of-contract left-back.

Laudrup has been scouring the globe for a new defender after Neil Taylor was ruled out for the rest of the season and it is hoped a deal will be sorted sooner rather than later. Former Bolton defender Paul Robinson is a free agent and is on the look out for another club but it would appear that Laudrup has other options as well. "We have been looking for a couple of days at the free agents who are available and I think there are a couple of players who could suit us," he revealed. "Now we have to see what happens. "There are a lot of names being mentioned and a lot of people are calling us. Agents are calling and offering players and that's fine. Of course, we have to try to find out about these players. "We have to do some research, we have to talk to a lot of people who have no interest in these players and get their opinions."