Swansea City have made just one signing this summer as new manager Steve Cooper prepares for his first season in charge of the squad. 

Six players have left the Liberty Stadium, including the big-money sale of Dan James, but Jake Bidwell, arriving on a free transfer, has been the only new face to arrive in the transfer window.

Cooper looks as though he may be about to finally bring some more players through the door as Chelsea midfielder Kasey Palmer has been linked with a move to the Swans.

According to Sun journalist Alan Nixon, the Championship club are hoping to bring in Palmer and teammate Jake Clarke-Salter on loan deals.

There had been reports suggesting that the midfielder would rejoin Bristol City this summer after spending the second half of last season on loan with the club but those rumours appear to have died down, leaving Swansea well set to move for the 22-year-old.

But would he be a good addition to Cooper's Swansea squad? We put a spotlight on his performances last season to examine just that.

Palmer made 29 Championship appearances last season, split between spells at Bristol City (15 appearances) and Blackburn Rovers (14 appearances), with 17 of those coming from the bench.

Only Oli McBurnie and Bersant Celina scored more goals than James last season and following his exit, Cooper may be hoping to bring in a player that can replacement his contribution, however, Palmer's performances in the 2018/19 campaign would suggest that he may not be the right man for that job.

The 22-year-old is a beautiful player to watch and has a lovely range of passing but he struggled to turn that into consistent production for either City or Rovers last season. Palmer found the net just three times in the Championship and provided just one assist – an underwhelming contribution from an attacking midfielder.

Palmer's statistics from last season indicate that he is not a playmaker who adds much in the box. He averaged just 1.47 touches in the opposition box per game and took just one shot in that area all season.

He is, however, a player that can facilitate opportunities for his teammates in the final third. Last season, he had an impressive pass accuracy of 78.5%, and made an average of 2.79 passes to the box per game, at a success rate of 47.5%, and 5.16 passes to the final third, at a success rate of 70.3%.

Swansea need to bolster their squad and Palmer showed in brief spells last season that he has some real quality, hence why Chelsea want to keep him at the club, and Cooper's experience as a coach in the England youth system may mean he can help turn Palmer into a more consistent performer.

Celina had a fantastic season in the attacking midfield role in 2018/19 – scoring eight goals and providing eight assists – so adding Palmer as cover and competition for him makes real sense. With the lack of business done by the Swans so far, bringing the 22-year-old in would be a good move and given that it will be a loan deal, it will be low risk.