Swansea City agree club-record £6.8m fee for Sigurdsson
The 22-year-old Iceland international, who arrived in Wales on loan
in January, has agreed personal terms and will complete his move from
Hoffenheim following a medical
The Iceland international joined the Swans on
loan in January, after struggling to nail down a first-team berth in
Germany and proved to be a huge success for Brendan Rodgers' men,
scoring seven goals in 19 appearances as the south Wales side secured an
11th-placed Premier League finish.
Swansea have moved quickly to
ensure that deal became permanent, making the 22-year-old their first
signing of the summer after also agreeing personal terms.
Sigurdsson
began his senior career at Reading, where Rodgers previously spent an
ill-fated spell in charge, making 38 league appearances in his first
season but just four in his second.
This led to a move to the Bundesliga where he
again was a key man in his debut year but fell down the pecking order
before being loaned out to England.
The Icelandic attacker has
seven caps for his national side and scored his first international goal
during a Euro 2012 qualifier against Portugal in 2011.
His
transfer fee almost doubles the club record of £3.5m paid to Watford to
secure the services of striker Danny Graham in July 2011.
Source : Goal.com
