Swansea eye Low amid Darling uncertainty

Joe Low made his Wales debut in a 4-0 friendly win over Gibraltar in October 2023

Swansea City are working on a January deal for Wycombe Wanderers' Wales international defender Joe Low amid continued uncertainty over the future of Harry Darling.

Swansea view Low, 22, as a potential long-term replacement for Darling, whose contract expires at the end of the season.

Even if Darling ends up signing a new deal, Swansea are short of central defensive options with Nelson Abbey's season-long loan from Olympiakos set to be cut short.

Low has been capped twice by Wales having established himself with Wycombe, who he joined from Bristol City in the summer of 2023.

Cardiff-born Low – the son of former Cardiff City winger Josh Low – has played in all 25 of Wycombe's games this season, helping Matt Bloomfield's team mount a push for promotion from League One.

Despite reports that an initial bid for Low has been rejected, Swansea remain hopeful that a fee can be agreed with Wycombe, though they would also need to settle on personal terms with the player.

The Low interest comes with Abbey, 21, poised to return to Olympiakos when the January transfer window opens having made only one appearance – in the League Cup defeat to Wycombe – since joining Swansea in August.

Abbey has been left to watch on from sidelines as Darling and Ben Cabango have started every Championship game at the heart of Luke Williams' defence this season.

Cabango ended speculation over his future by agreeing a long-term Swansea deal earlier this month, but Darling has so far declined to sign the new contract on offer at the Welsh club.

With his current deal running down, the 25-year-old will be allowed to talk to clubs outside England from 1 January and, as it stands, will be a free agent come next summer.

Low has made a total of 66 appearances for Wycombe after originally joining the club on trial, having found first-team opportunities hard to come by under then Bristol City boss Nigel Pearson.

A product of the Robins' academy, he made only two senior appearances for the club, with an encouraging loan spell at Walsall preceding his move to Wycombe.