Coventry City have completed the signing of Swansea City midfielder Matt Grimes for an undisclosed fee on a three-and-a half-year deal. Devon-born Grimes, 29, began his career with Exeter City and joined Swansea when they were a Premier League side in 2015.

Express Sport understands that Swansea chiefs are weighing up moves for either Bolton Wanderers star Josh Sheehan, Barnsley man Luca Connell or Peterborough United skipper Hector Kyprianou in a bid to replace Grimes.

Luke Williams has confirmed that Ben Cabango is set to take the Swansea City captaincy, with current skipper Matt Grimes poised to complete his move to Coventry City later this week. The club has agreed a fee with the Sky Blues to sell the 29-year-old, with a medical and the final pieces of paperwork set to be completed in the next few days.

Ali Maxwell of the Not The Top 20 podcast has dropped a scathing review of Swansea City and their ownership regarding the sale of Matt Grimes to Coventry City.

Matt Grimes is poised to complete a move to Coventry City after the Sky Blues agree a deal for the midfielder with Swansea City.

Swansea City have been dealt a seismic blow with just days of the transfer window remaining with the news that captain Matt Grimes is leaving for Championship rivals Coventry City.

Luke Williams has challenged Swansea City to "fill the void" left by Matt Grimes when they take on Coventry City on Saturday (15:00 GMT). Williams goes into a game without Grimes in his squad for the first time since taking charge at Swansea almost 13 months ago after the midfielder's departure for Coventry.