Burnley's Benson Joins Swansea After Paperwork Issue

Swansea City person sealed nan indebtedness signing of Manuel Benson from Burnley.

The winger, 28, will walk nan remainder of nan 2025-26 play pinch Alan Sheehan's side.

The Belgium-born Angola international's move to nan Swansea.com Stadium had been successful uncertainty owed to concerns complete nan paperwork progressive successful nan deal.

But nan Swans person officially confirmed Benson - who will deterioration nan number 21 garment - has made nan impermanent move to southbound Wales.

Head coach Sheehan said: "Manuel is simply a very breathtaking subordinate who brings a batch of quality, power and work-rate connected and disconnected nan ball.

"He has Championship acquisition and has been a cardinal performer astatine this level. We look guardant to moving pinch him and to Manuel making an effect successful a Swansea shirt."

It comes aft nan nine signed striker Adam Idah from Celtic connected deadline time successful summation to bringing successful left-back Ishe Samuels-Smith connected a season-long indebtedness from Chelsea connected 2 September.

Benson started his master profession pinch Lierse, but secured a move to Royal Antwerp successful 2019 pursuing stints pinch Genk and Royal Excel Mouscron.

After a indebtedness spell pinch Dutch broadside PEC Zwolle, Benson signed for Burnley successful nan summertime of 2022.

He has made 51 appearances crossed each competitions for nan Clarets, scoring 14 goals.

Having represented his autochthonal Belgium astatine various younker levels, Benson has gone connected to triumph 4 caps for Angola astatine elder level, qualifying to play for nan African federation done his Angolan father.

Director of shot Richard Montague said: "Manuel's grounds shows he is simply a subordinate who tin make things happen, and we judge his velocity and imaginative spark tin beryllium a existent plus for Swansea City.

"He will adhd existent dynamism to our play successful nan last 3rd and we cannot hold for him to nexus up pinch his caller teammates astatine Fairwood. Once we were alert this indebtedness was a anticipation we moved decisively to unafraid his services."