Jerry Yates looks set to leave Swansea City once more this summer but no deal is close yet despite interest in the striker from rival clubs. Yates is on the radar for a handful of sides with the 28-year-old seemingly surplus to requirements at Swansea after he was left out of their pre-season training camp in Spain. Yates has been linked with a return to League One Blackpool, the club he left to join Swansea in a deal worth about £3m in 2023, with Seasiders boss Steve Bruce interested in the forward.
Jerry Yates looks set to leave Swansea City once more this summer but no deal is close yet despite interest in the striker from rival clubs.
Yates is on the radar for a handful of sides with the 28-year-old seemingly surplus to requirements at Swansea after he was left out of their pre-season training camp in Spain.
Yates has been linked with a return to League One Blackpool, the club he left to join Swansea in a deal worth about £3m in 2023, with Seasiders boss Steve Bruce interested in the forward.
But despite mounting speculation about Yates' potential move back to Bloomfield Road, there is little sign yet of any move being finalised.
Swansea are looking for a fee for Yates, though there is an acceptance they will not get anywhere close to recouping the money they paid for him two years ago.
Yates scored nine goals in 46 appearances – only 24 of which were league starts – during his one season playing for Swansea.
He spent 2024-25 on loan with Derby County, where he scored 10 times – and was a first-team regular – to help the Rams avoid relegation to League One.
Yates is under contract at Swansea until 2026, though the Welsh club have the option to extend the deal by a further 12 months.
Like Yates, Josh Ginnelly was omitted from Swansea's Spanish trip having struggled to make an impact after returning from a long-term injury midway through last season.
The 28-year-old winger has also attracted some transfer interest but, as with Yates, no deal is close to being completed.
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