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Swansea City face European tug-of-war for midfield talent as January plans take shape

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Swansea City are reportedly one of several sides tracking Saudi Arabian midfielder Abdulmalik Al-Jaber.

The 20-year-old currently plies his trade for Bosnian side Zeljeznicar, and has a scored twice in 16 games in all competitions so far this season.

According to TeamTalk, he is believed to be attracting interest from across Europe, with Swansea just one side believed to be keeping tabs.

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Dutch giants PSV Eindhoven are another believed to be keen, while French duo Nice and Toulouse are also seemingly in the mix.

Al-Jaber only signed a contract extension back in September, with his current deal now set to run until 2026. However, given the level of alleged interest, it's possible that a bid could well come in for his services this January.

The strength of Swansea's admiration isn't yet clear, but if they were to step up their interest, it's likely they will face competition.

Swans boss Luke Williams has confirmed interest in Wycombe Wanderers centre-back Joe Low, but is otherwise keeping his cards close to chest when it comes to the upcoming window.

However, he says any new arrival would have to raise the current level of quality in the squad.

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"It will be important if we bring players that can raise the bar," he said. "If not then it's not going to be as important, it's as simple as that.

"We have to try and bring players in that have a superior quality to offer us, or we don't bring the players in.

"I don't think we want to panic and try to bring somebody in just because we feel like we have to.

"We need to try and raise the bar all the time and see if we can make this group as strong as possible."