It would be fair to say that Byers didn't end his Swansea career in the fashion that he and many would have liked as he spent the final season of his stint with the club out on loan with Portsmouth in Sky Bet League One.

Byers is a player who has genuine ability but many would argue that he is still yet to find his best position in the centre of the park, which has perhaps been detriment to the fact that he has found himself left out at times.

Now he moves on to a fresh start with the Owls and he will certainly be looking to get a promotion on his CV after putting his stint in South Wales behind him.

In short, he needed this fresh start in a new environment and I think there will be many Swansea fans who will be wondering what might have been if he had stuck around after all.

But it is clear that Russell Martin has other plans, so therefore it was always going to be best for the 25-year-old to leave the club this summer.