18-06-2025
Swansea City announce second departure in less than 24 hours as deal cut short
Swansea City announce second departure in less than 24 hours as deal cut short
Swansea City have confirmed another departure this summer
Nathan Tjoe-A-On of Swansea City
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Nathan Tjoe-A-On has left Swansea City by mutual consent.
The full-back, who's won 12 caps for Indonesia, was signed from Excelsior for a fee believed to be around £350k back in the summer of August 2023.
He has since become a big star among Indonesian fans, amassing millions of social media followers, and he was the first player from the country to make an EFL appearance.
However, he has largely struggled to make an impact on the first team - firstly under Michael Duff and then under Luke Williams.
He was loaned out to Dutch side Heerenveen in January 2024, and his chances of first-team football have shown little sign of improving under current boss Alan Sheehan.
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It's not yet known whether the 23-year-old has another destination lined up, but he leaves Swansea despite previously having a year left to run on his current deal.
In total, he made just three appearances for the Swans, with his only two starts coming in last season's EFL Cup campaign, which included an embarrassing defeat at home to Wycombe Wanderers.
His only outing in the league came as a late substitute against Preston North End back in August.
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Tjoe-A-On's departure is the latest move away from what was widely seen as a disastrous recruitment drive in the summer of 2023 under previous sporting director Paul Watson.
Of the 13 players brought in that summer, only five players remain, with Kristian Pedersen and Mykola Kuharevich among the latest to depart.
That number could yet dwindle further before the summer is over, with the club also likely to listen to offers for striker Jerry Yates, who spent last season on loan at Derby County.
