Swansea City star likened to Xavi and Andres Iniesta is their most important summer signing

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Swansea City ended their summer transfer window on a high as they managed to complete the signing of Adam Idah from Celtic.

The Republic of Ireland international will certainly have a lot of expectations placed upon him by fans due to the huge £7 million price tag that Swansea paid to secure his services this summer.

Idah is certainly the biggest name that the club managed to acquire this summer; however, they did bring in several new faces to improve the squad under manager Alan Sheehan.

It was imperative that Swansea signed a striker after they failed to secure Richard Kone from Wycombe Wanderers, as he chose to join Championship rivals QPR.

However, the signing of Idah is not the most important deal they made this summer.

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Ethan Galbraith was Swansea City’s key signing this summer

The Northern Ireland international has settled into life relatively smoothly in Swansea, making the move from Leyton Orient.

Ethan Galbraith cost the Swans a reported £1.5 million; however, this has been seen as a steal up to this point, as he has helped improve Alan Sheehan’s side in such a short period.

The 24-year-old made 96 appearances across two seasons at the London club and has earned the move to the Championship due to his tireless work off the ball and the creativity he can bring.

He has already shown at Swansea City that he is the Northern Irish answer to Xavi and Andres Iniesta, as former Northern Ireland manager Ian Baraclough told Belfast Live.

This quality will be pivotal to Swansea City having a fantastic season, as they aim to be dark horses for the promotion battle.

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Ethan Galbraith continues form with Northern Ireland

The 24-year-old has made a fine start to life with Swansea City since joining in the summer, and while many of the fanbase won’t be too worried about if Northern Ireland qualifies for the World Cup, it could benefit them if they do.

Ethan Galbraith is battling for a starting place within a youthful and competitive Northern Ireland squad, and he will need to be at his best to retain his jersey.

He is doing just that at present with Swansea City and Northern Ireland, as he was named man of the match for Michael O’Neill’s side against Luxembourg.

Should Northern Ireland qualify for the World Cup, Galbraith will need to be on top form to be considered for the squad to travel to North America, so this could only benefit Swansea.