Report: Swansea City to pay Bayern Munich £6.5m for Renato Sanches

Swansea City reportedly persuaded Bayern Munich to offload Renato Sanches by agreeing to pay £6.5m to take the midfielder on loan.

The Portugal international, voted Young Player of the Tournament at Euro 2016 last summer, has been sent to South Wales for the duration of the 2017-18 campaign.

According to BBC Sport, the package put together by the Swans will see them hand over £4m up front while also paying a further £2.5m in wages, helping them to fend off competition from other potential suitors.

It is claimed that Juventus and Benfica also made bids, but both the 20-year-old and Bayern wanted assurances that he will play regular football.

Sanches failed to score in 25 appearances for Bayern upon joining from Benfica last year.