Olsson cashes in on Swansea City ‘gamble’

Defender Martin Olsson said he was delighted his Swansea City “gamble” has paid off.

Olsson, 29, has been one of the star performers in Paul Clement’s Swans side, whose impressive form in the second half of the season helped them to Premier League safety.

The Swedish left-back signed from Norwich City in January, and believes the Welsh outfit always had the quality to survive the drop, ultimately ending the season in 15th.

“Coming to Swansea has paid off,” Olsson said.

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“I knew it was a risk coming here but I thought when I joined that Swansea had the quality to be higher up the table.

“I knew Swansea were a club known for playing good football and I had high hopes that we would stay up. Now we have done that.

“This is a good team to be part of. Our aim now is to finish higher up the table next season.

“When you look at our form since January, we would be a lot higher in the table if the season had started then.

“Next year, we will look to carry on the form we have shown in the second half of this season. If we do that, it should be a good season.”