Swansea warn Everton over Sigurdsson and raise question of tapping up
Sigurdsson stunned Swansea officials and coaching staff on Thursday when he pulled out of the club’s pre-season tour of the United States shortly before the flight to Philadelphia. The 27-year-old was apparently “not in the right frame of mind” amid continued interest from Everton, who want the midfielder as part of their summer spending spree.
Everton set to increase bid and sign Gylfi Sigurdsson after Swansea reject £40m
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The Goodison Park club had a £40m package for Sigurdsson rejected by Swansea this week. The Welsh club value their player of the year and prized asset at £50m and, in a statement issued on behalf of the owners Steve Kaplan and Jason Levien on Friday, made it clear the price would not alter in light of Sigurdsson’s stance.
Swansea also encouraged their most influential player to reconsider his decision not to join the US tour and, in echoes of Southampton’s reaction to Liverpool’s pursuit of Virgil van Dijk, suggested Everton may have contravened Premier League rules with an illegal approach to Sigurdsson.
The statement read: “We are disappointed Gylfi has taken the decision not to join his team-mates in America where they are working with the coaching staff to prepare for the upcoming season. At this time we have not received an offer from any club which represents a fair valuation of Gylfi given his importance to our club.
“As we have stated, we will not be bullied or forced into a decision until a club meets our valuation of the player, no matter whether they believe they have an agreement with the player. Any such agreement would obviously be in contravention of Premier League legislation. We have the ultimate respect for Gylfi as a person and a player and we are optimistic that he will reconsider his decision and join his team-mates.”
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