Laudrup won't quit Swansea says chairman

Swansea chairman Huw Jenkins insists boss Michael Laudrup will remain in charge at the Premier League club despite continued reports of a rift over transfer policy.

Laudrup’s agent Bayram Tutumlu is said to have rowed with Jenkins about Swansea’s failure to back the Dane with a major spending spree before the start of next season.

Former Barcelona and Real Madrid star Laudrup is believed to want a series of signficant signings as he looks to improve a team that booked a place in the Europa League by winning the League Cup last season.

The disagreement put Laudrup’s future at the club in doubt, particularly when Swansea decided to stop dealing with Tutumlu after he attempted to broker a deal to sell Wales defender Ashley Williams against the club’s wishes.

But there has been more positive news to report in recent days with the club having tabled a number of bids for players targeted by their Danish boss.

Jose Canas and Jordi Amat have arrived from Real Betis and Espanyol respectively and Jenkins is adamant he always believed Laudrup would remain in charge.

“Michael Laudrup has made his feelings known that he wanted to stay here and we have been looking to bring in five or six players,” Jenkins said today.

“We’ve worked hard during the last month or two with a lot of offers in for a lot of players, we are hoping to bring in one or two of those main targets, which have been publicised quite a bit but we will hopefully land them.

“My relationship with Michael Laudrup has always been very good, that has never been in doubt.

“There has been a lot of speculation this summer, a lot of it when Michael was on holiday, lots of it was blown out of proportion.

“There’s always speculation when a club like us has been successful, whether it be players or managers, someone can come along to try and poach them, it’s the type of club we are and we have to accept it.

“You can lose a manager or player in the transfer window any day.

“We’re always prepared here if things change for whatever reason out of our control, we have to deal with it.

“But we weren’t close to losing him (Laudrup) as far as I was concerned.”