Thursday 29 January 2015 14:22, UK
Swansea are in talks to sign Southampton's former England U21 midfielder Jack Cork ahead of the January transfer deadline.
The 25-year-old former Chelsea youngster is out of contract in the summer and Southampton boss Ronald Koeman has told Cork he must decide his future by the end of this week.
Cork has been on Swansea's radar for nearly four years, after Brendan Rodgers first tried to attract the midfielder to the Liberty Stadium during his time in charge.
Swansea have the funds to lure Cork after selling striker Wilfried Bony to Manchester City for £28m.
Cork has played nearly 130 games since joining Southampton in 2011 but has started only five Premier League matches under Koeman during a season where he has suffered injury and been behind Morgan Schneiderlin, Victor Wanyama and Steven Davis in the pecking order at St Mary's.
He made his comeback after six weeks out with an ankle ligament injury in Southampton's 2-1 win at Newcastle on January 17 and started last weekend's FA Cup defeat to Crystal Palace.
Swansea boss Garry Monk wants to make Cork his fourth signing of the transfer window after spending £5m on Tottenham defender Kyle Naughton and landing Exeter youngster Matt Grimes along with Benfica striker Nelson Oliveira on loan.
Cork's father Alan, the ex-Wimbledon striker, is a former Swansea manager having been in charge of the club during the 1997-98 season.
