Swansea’s David Cotterill hopes to secure loan move

Winger David Cotterill hopes to secure a loan move away from newly-promoted Swansea when the window for temporary moves opens next week.

The Wales international is keen to play regular first-team football as his opportunities at the Liberty Stadium have been restricted for quite some time, with his last appearance for the Swans coming in January 2011.

Speaking to The Evening Post, the player said: “As soon as the loan window opens, I’ll be looking to get out and play a few games.

“It’s really frustrating at the moment that I’m not playing. I’m not even travelling with the team so it’s important I go somewhere else to give me the best chance of getting in the Welsh squad.”

Cotterill has been named in Brendan Rodgers’ 25-man squad for the 2011-12 Premier League season but it is clear that the winger is no longer part of his manager’s plans, something Rodgers has even publicly admitted.

“My future’s not looking very bright at Swansea, that’s no secret because the gaffer’s put it out in the press,” the player continued.

“It’s been very difficult because I thought I’d come back this season with a clean slate. I kept my head down and worked hard, but obviously that wasn’t enough because I didn’t even get to travel for the tour of Austria.”

Cotterill enjoyed a loan spell at Portsmouth last season, scoring a single goal in fifteen appearances, and with other Championship clubs reportedly ready to come in for the winger it would seem his time at the Liberty Stadium is almost over.

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