Swansea City have yet to reach an agreement with Manchester United for defender Ethan Laird but the situation is one to keep an eye over the coming days and weeks, according to Wales Online.

The Swans have emerged as one of the clubs that are interested in making a potential loan move for Laird this summer following his impressive loan spell with Russell Martin’s MK Dons side last season.

In total, the right-back managed to make 24 League One appearances for MK Dons last season and he managed to provide three assists during that time for Martin’s old club.

According to a recent report from The Athletic, Swansea are the leading contenders for the defender’s signature this summer despite there being interest from other clubs.

That comes with Manchester United thought to be favouring a loan deal to the Championship for him rather than sending him back to League One for the campaign.

The latest report from Wales Online though has revealed that the Swans have yet to reach an agreement with Manchester United over Laird and therefore a deal is not expected to be completed imminently.

However, it adds that the situation is one to keep an eye on and could still get sorted before the transfer window closes.

The verdict

Martin will be hoping to get additions into his squad as quickly as possible now that he has had a little time to assess his options across the pitch. Having worked with and developed the defender last term at MK Dons it makes perfect sense for him to bring in a player that he already knows and who already knows the way that he wants to play at the Liberty Stadium.

Laird seems to be a player that fits well into Martin’s system and style of play and that would help him to settle into their squad swiftly you would imagine should he arrive on loan from Manchester United.

However, it seems that Swansea still have work to do to get this transfer over the line and Martin will want to see that he has the backing of the board to complete this transfer. Given they are leading the race for Laird it should not be too difficult to sort out a loan agreement with the Premier League giants.