Swansea City suffer early contract blow amid Premier League interest in top star The midfielder has rejected an initial contract offer from the Swans Comments Sport Tom Coleman Sports Writer 16:07, 21 Apr 2026 View Image Ethan Galbraith of Swansea City (Image: Huw Evans Picture Agency Ltd) Ethan Galbraith has rejected an initial contract offer from Swansea City, sources have told WalesOnline. Talks have opened over a new and improved deal for the midfielder, who has emerged as one of the club's stand-out stars since his move from Leyton Orient in the summer. However, Swansea's initial offer is believed to have fallen well short of what Galbraith and his camp are looking for, and has subsequently been firmly batted away. Discussions are likely to continue over the coming weeks, however, with the club hoping the 24-year-old can be persuaded to follow in the footsteps of star striker Zan Vipotnik and commit his long-term future to the Swans. J OIN US ON FACEBOOK! Follow Wales Online’s Swansea City FB page for more news and analysis Galbraith's current deal isn't up until 2028, with the club also holding the option over an additional year. But there's nevertheless an eagerness to tie him down to an improved deal in light of recent transfer interest. The Northern Irishman is understood to have attracted plenty of admirers following his exploits in the Championship this season, some of whom are believed to be in the Premier League . At the time of writing, however, there hasn't yet been any approach from anyone at this stage. Nevertheless, there's an acceptance within Swansea's hierarchy that Galbraith is now a key asset, and is likely to attract an offer from elsewhere in the near future. Galbraith has picked up four goals and two assists in 44 games for the Swans, with many of his outings coming at right-back, a position he played regularly at Orient. He's now sitting out the rest of the season after picking up a calf injury on international duty with Northern Ireland. Swans boss Vitor Matos has made his feelings crystal clear on the prospect of tying Galbraith down, stating recently: "I think he's a player we want to see in Swansea for the next 10 years, so let's see how long we can sign the contract." However, he added that the club's hierarchy would need to be on board to make it happen. "It needs to be a collective approach, something that is not only from me, but is something from the club because nowadays in football you can see that managers quite often come and go," he added. "I think in these kinds of situations the manager needs to have the first and the last word, but in the middle there's a lot of discussion that happens where there needs to be a collective approach." Article continues below -- *Follow all of our social channels to ensure you stay up to date with the latest Swans news. Sign up to our daily newsletter here and our WhatsApp channel here . Our Swansea City correspondent Tom Coleman is also on social media. He can be found on his X account here , on Instagram , on TikTok and on Facebook .
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