Garry Monk has confirmed that striker Michu will not play for Swansea again. The Spaniard took the Premier League by storm when he moved to the Swans in 2012 from Rayo Vallecano for £2m, bagging 22 goals in his first season. The 29-year-old was capped by Spain and helped Swansea qualify for Europe by winning the Capital One Cup, but his second season was disrupted by injury and he score...Full Story »

Swansea manager Garry Monk does not expect Michu to return to the Liberty Stadium next term after his season-long loan spell at Napoli. Michu's move to the Stadio San Paolo has been blighted by injury. The 29-year-old, who has one year remaining on his Swansea contract, has not played since the end of October and has managed just two starts all season. Michu scored 22 goals in his first seas...Full Story »

Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis claims negotiations with Swansea over Michu are "well under way" but that no agreement has been reached The Spanish forward had a revelatory first season at the Liberty Stadium following his low-key arrival from Rayo Vallecano, but he was hampered by injury last term and managed just six goals in all competitions. Napoli, managed by Michu's compatriot R...Full Story »

Striker Michu could make his comeback from a three-month ankle injury lay-off for Swansea. Midfielder Jonjo Shelvey and defender Kyle Bartley (both hamstring) are out but goalkeeper Michel Vorm has been cleared to play after overcoming illness. The Swans will test midfielder Pablo Hernandez (hamstring). Ahead of the clash Garry Monk said he does not care that Ronald Koeman's agent has been to...Full Story »

Steven Caulker returned to haunt his former club as his powerful header gave Cardiff the bragging rights in the Barclays Premier League's first south Wales derby. The game failed to live up to the hyped build-up, with few chances at either end at Cardiff City Stadium. Michu missed Swansea's best opportunity in just the fifth minute, but it was Cardiff who emerged 1-0 winners as Caulker, who sp...Full Story »

Michu is the new kid on Vicente del Bosque's Spain team's last call-up list, and has admitted that he's nervous to be so: "For any player, playing for his country is the tops. It's the most I've ever achieved in my career. I have come to enjoy myself and make our qualification for the World Cup a sure thing". He also mentioned the help he was getting from Mata: "I rely on Mata for a lot of su...Full Story »

Swansea forward Michu insists he does not feel hard done by not to have earned a call up from Spain before. Michu had been tipped to win a place in previous Spain squads as he made a huge impression during his first season in the Barclays Premier League last term, which saw him finish with 22 goals in all competitions for the Swans. However, the 27-year-old had to wait until last weekend to ...Full Story »

The Swansea City attacker admits he is only in the squad because of injuries to other players, and claims he has never spoken to La Roja coach Vicente del Bosque Swansea City striker Michu has described his first Spain call-up for the World Cup qualifiers against Belarus and Georgia a "dream come true". The former Rayo Vallecano man was awarded the chance to join up with the squad after La R...Full Story »

Michael Laudrup has seen his star player compared to Dennis Bergkamp and Mesut Ozil among others, but the Swansea boss is happy to simply "let Michu be Michu". With the Swans facing Arsenal in Saturday's tea-time kick-off, comparisons have been made between the Spaniard and Ozil, who has quickly established himself as Arsenal's attacking fulcrum since his high-profile arrival from Real Madrid. ...Full Story »

LEADING THE TREND ... Swansea hotshot Michu predicts an influx of stars from his homeland ENGLISH football is under invasion from an army of Spanish conquistadors on a quest for a new El Dorado. That is the verdict of Swansea striker Michu, who insists there is an armada of his countrymen ready to swap La Liga for Premier League gold. In the week Manchester City spent £15million on Sevil...Full Story »