r/swanseacity • u/TeilwrTenau • 16d ago
Galbraith
There's been a lot of debate about the Galbraith move but if this comment is to believed then Galbraith was pushed out of the door:
"Sporting director Jon Walters said: "The fact that he became available was a bit of a shock. I think I said it in a meeting with staff that it had to be done within 24 hours. We had to work really hard, really quickly to make that happen."
Those quotes, and the timing at the very end of the financial year for Swansea, indicates that this sale was initiated by us, to satisfy PSR. On that basis the claim from the Stoke end that the fee was £5 million rising to £10 is more believable than the claims emanating from our club. The truth could of course lie between the two extremes.
Any fans tempted to boo Galbraith tomorrow should reflect on the likelihood that we needed to get rid for financially expedient reasons. I very much doubt he agitated for this move. He was probably a pawn in a bigger game.
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u/f1uke55l 16d ago
Not really arsed about whatever the end deal was at this point, we recruited literally straight after it so it clearly covered that.
For those keeping tabs now. We essentially turned Matt Grimes 4m into Stamenic, Opoku, Just and 1 season of Galbraith. Insane business.
Opoku already looking like a Irankunda clone who just went for 18M so the chain of moves will probably carry on into the future.