Thursday 17 August 2017 14:23, UK
Paul Clement admits the cost of buying Swansea's transfer targets may go up following the sale of Gylfi Sigurdsson but has vowed not to pay over the odds for any player.
Sigurdsson left south Wales for Everton on Wednesday in a deal worth £45m to the Swans, an influx of cash which has led to a predictably high level of interest from agents in Clement's transfer market requirements.
Swansea have been linked with former Swans striker Wilfried Bony, now at Manchester City after spending last season on loan at Stoke, and West Brom midfielder Nacer Chadli, although Clement refused to confirm his interest in either player.
He did, however, state that he will not panic as he bids to replace Sigurdsson, who scored nine goals and made 13 assists for his side last season.
"I've seen that he (Bony) has been linked with us and the other name (Chadli) has been linked as well," he said. "The emails and the texts are coming in from agents all over the world.
"Because they know we've done the Gylfi Sigurdsson deal and they know that we want to bring players in.
"But we're focused and what our needs and our priorities are. We have multiple targets because sometimes things don't come off or the price is too high.
"What's important now is we move swiftly because time is important but we certainly won't panic. Sometimes the deals are better at the end of the window."
And he added: "That can sometimes happen [clubs ask for higher fees] but we're going to make sure we pay the right valuation for any player we buy.
"Our net is cast wide and the way the market is now, especially with British players, sometimes you have to start looking elsewhere."
