Spurs and Swansea discussing swapping Sigurdsson for Davies

Sound the Interesting Rumor Klaxon! The BBC is reporting this morning that there have been discussions between Tottenham Hotspur and Swansea City about a swap deal involving Spurs midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson and Swans left back Ben Davies.

We've reported on this story off and on for a while now. Spurs are clearly interested in Davies as an improvement upon or competition for Danny Rose at the problematic left back position. There were rumors of a £8m or even £10m bid for Davies earlier, and now apparently Swansea chairman Huw Jenkins has admitted that a Gylfi swap deal was "discussed."

While this is not by any means confirmed, a Gylfi swap deal would make a lot of sense. Spurs are blessed with a plethora of midfielders, especially with the return of Erik Lamela, and Gylfi had seen himself marginalized both by Andre Villas-Boas and Tim Sherwood. Sigurdsson thrived in his previous stint at Swansea and possibly could walk back into the starting lineup.  Meanwhile, Spurs need a left back and have identified Davies as one of their top targets.

And no, this does not invalidate the #batcountry post from a couple of days ago – swapping Siggy for Davies and Vorm is absolutely nuts. Swapping Siggy for Davies either straight or in a player-plus-cash deal is not at all crazy and could benefit both teams.

Things! Things are happening in the transfer market! Developments! Actual stuff! Woo!