Swansea City announce fifth signing of summer as Benfica starlet joins

SportFootballSwansea City FCSwansea have bolstered their options at left-back18:00, 03 Aug 2026Swansea City have announced the signing of Portuguese defender Tiago Parente from Benfica.‌The 20-year-old joins the club on a season-long loan deal - with the terms also including an option to buy the Portugal age-grade international.‌Parente was at the Swansea.com Stadium on Saturday to watch his new team-mates beat Leganes in their pre-season friendly.‌He is set to come in to provide back-up at left-back for Josh Tymon and could be in contention to be involved in Saturday’s Carabao Cup tie against Birmingham City.“We are pleased to bring in Tiago to provide us with competition and another option in the left-back position,” said head coach Vitor Matos.‌“He is a talented young player who is exci