Sunday, May 3, 2009

Swans - No bid for Gomez

Swans - No bid for Gomez
Swansea City chairman Huw Jenkins insists the club have yet to bid for Espanyol midfielder Jordi Gomez.

Weekend reports claimed the Swans have offered Ј1.5million for the midfielder, who has impressed during his season on loan at the Liberty Stadium.

Manager Roberto Martinez is keen to hang on to Gomez, who was voted into the PFA Championship Team of the Year by his peers.

However, Jenkins admits nothing can be firmed up regarding Gomez's future until Espanyol's battle to stay in La Liga reaches its conclusion.

"There is no bid for Jordi," Jenkins told the Evening Post .

"As we have said all along, Jordi's situation is going to depend on what division Espanyol are playing in next season and that is still a long way from being decided."

Massive success

Meanwhile, Martinez has revealed his pride at the club's achievements this season after missing out on a play-off place in the Championship.

"If you look at the season, as a whole, then it has been a massive success," Martinez told skysports.com .

"We came up from League One, with probably the lowest budget in this division, and we have managed to develop our own players because we weren't able to go out and buy big-name players.

"I'm very proud for doing so because it is difficult to unearth talent and we've managed to do that with a number of our squad.

"We have lacked a little experience this season, which has cost us a top-six finish, but you either need to earn that or pay a lot of money for the experienced players.

"I'm delighted with the way the players have adapted to this level and it will add to their experience for next season."




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