While some of the Premier League's big clubs botched their transfer business, Swansea more than took care of their own, and should rank as one of this window's resounding winners. New boss Paul Clement showed he can offer the club more than mere tactical savvy, exploiting his contacts to bring Euro 2016 wunderkid Renato Sanches to the Liberty, while former fan favourite Wilfried Bony rejoined from Manchester City.
The Sanches capture is beyond remarkable for a club of Swansea's stature. Normally, a middleweight Premier League team that has freely flirted with relegation should have no business even contacting Bayern Munich, much less negotiating a deal for one of its players.