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Swansea<\/a> manager Brendan Rodgers<\/a> is thrilled that the club are on the verge of signing striker Leroy Lita<\/a> from Middlesbrough<\/a>.
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The Swans have had an offer of \u00a31.75 million accepted for the 26-year-old and are now discussing personal terms, which would see the former Reading men reunited in Swansea.<\/p>\n

\u201cLeroy is a proven goalscorer,” Rodgers told the club’s official website. \u201cHe is also someone who I have known for a while and it would be a fantastic deal for this club.”<\/p>\n

\u201cOur supporters would love him because he is a player that is loved by the supporters of every team he plays for.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo we will see what happens. Hopefully we’ll have some good news about that pretty soon.\u201d<\/p>\n

The former Reading manager says the deal is an indication of how all his business this summer is likely to be conducted.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is no point in me getting in a foreign player that would demand an astronomical fee and wages,\u201d he reasoned.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe most important thing is having players who are hungry to prove they are good enough for the Premier League.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have that in our squad already and, if we can just add a few more, we will have a really exciting group.”<\/p>\n

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