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​Swansea boss Clement will be careful with Sigurdsson money

Paul Clement admits the cost of buying Swansea's transfer targets may go up following the £45m sale of Gylfi Sigurdsson but has vowed not to pay over the odds for any player, reports Sky Sports.

"I've seen that he (Bony) has been linked with us and the other name (Chadli) has been linked as well," he said. "The emails and the texts are coming in from agents all over the world.

"Because they know we've done the Gylfi Sigurdsson deal and they know that we want to bring players in.

"But we're focused and what our needs and our priorities are. We have multiple targets because sometimes things don't come off or the price is too high.

"What's important now is we move swiftly because time is important but we certainly won't panic. Sometimes the deals are better at the end of the window."

And he added: "That can sometimes happen [clubs ask for higher fees] but we're going to make sure we pay the right valuation for any player we buy.

"Our net is cast wide and the way the market is now, especially with British players, sometimes you have to start looking elsewhere."

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