Ex-Middlesbrough, Everton and Crystal Palace winger joins Championship club on short-term deal

The Swans have signed the former Crystal Palace and Everton man on a two month deal who was a free agent since leaving Turkish club Caykur Rizespor at the end of last season.

The 34-year-old spent a brief trial period in South Wales with head coach Micahel Duff suggesting the winger has ‘looked good’ in training.

"He's been in, he's looked good. It'll be a two-month deal and we'll see how it goes from there," he said.

"We need bodies in the building, we need help. We're not in a position where we can cherry pick the exact player we want.

"He hasn't got the pace and power he once had, but you don't get bought for £25million if you don't know how to handle a football.”

Bolasie’s £25million move to Goodison Park in 2016 came off the back of a successful spell with Palace where he made almost 150 appearances for the Eagles across three years. A five-year period on Merseyside would be plagued by injury, however, as loan moves became the norm – including Aston Villa, Anderlecht, Sporting Lisbon and Middlesbrough.

The winger joined for the second half of the 2020-21 campaign under Neil Warnock and made 15 appearances for the club, scoring three times.

The Swans have endured a challenging start to life under Duff following his move from Barnsley with the club in the bottom half of the Championship table.

Michael Carrick takes his side to South Wales on December 16.