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Swansea City tipped to beat Chelsea, Tottenham to Arias' signature

Swansea City tipped to beat Chelsea, Tottenham to Arias' signature


Swansea City tipped to beat Chelsea, Tottenham to Arias signature

Swans lead Arias pursuit

London giants Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur are set to face a transfer blow with Swansea City apparently leading the race to sign PSV Eindhoven full-back Santiago Arias.

The Colombia international has recently emerged as a target for Blues boss Antonio Conte, who is looking to add competition behind Victor Moses for the right wing-back spot.

Meanwhile, Spurs are also eager to add depth in a similar position and have identified Arias as a suitable player to compete with Kieran Trippier despite the promise shown by Kyle Walker-Peters.

Amid the interest, the Swans appear to have got a head start in the race with Paul Clement having made constant contact with the player's representative.

The Welsh outfit recently lost Gylfi Sigurdsson to Everton in a £45m deal, and they are prepared to use around £12m of the fee received to pursue the right-sided defender, The Sun claims.

Swansea City suffered a gruelling 4-0 defeat at the hands of Manchester United on Saturday afternoon after their defence fell apart in the final quarter of the game.