Brendan Rodgers looks set to grab Henri Lansbury from under the nose of Championship rivals

Leeds United, Leicester City and Nottingham Forest all look set to be beaten to the capture of the highly rated Lansbury by the Swans and Rodgers who immediately hailed his potential new capture.

Speaking to the Evening Post, Rodgers said "Henri is a wonderful young player who did well in the Championship last season

To get a terrific talent like him into our group will be fantastic for us.

"He is very highly thought of at Arsenal and one thing you know with Arsene Wenger is that he will give young players an opportunity.

"If Arsenal feel he is one for the future, I'm sure he will be around at the club for a few years.

"The worst-case scenario is that there comes a point in a player's career where he has to look elsewhere.

"We have seen that with Scott Sinclair, and over the next couple of years Henri will have to see if he feels he is going to get a chance at Arsenal. If he does not, he may then have to find a home somewhere else.

"These players coming on loan don't know what a beautiful area Swansea is," he added.

"I have got a very good sense of what the Welsh people are like over the last four or five weeks and I can see that it's a fantastic place to work and live.

"We want to be able to convince good players to come here and loan moves help us.

"Once players arrive, they see the beauty that's here, the support and the players we have, and I think the decision is made.

"We want to bring in very good players, but we also want players with the right personality," he said.

"Even though he is coming in on loan, Henri is the type of boy who will adapt and throw himself into life at the club.

"Some players just see a loan somewhere as a loan and nothing more, but the boys who are educated at big clubs are very professional and know they are coming for a purpose.

"I don't want many because I want players who are signed up to this club," Rodgers added. "But if there's an opportunity to get one, two or a maximum three players on loan who can add something to the group, we will look at that."

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