City frustrations grow as Sinclair's 6m switch from Swansea hits snag

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14:11 GMT, 28 August 2012

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14:11 GMT, 28 August 2012

Manchester City's disappointing summer shopping has taken another sorry twist with Swansea ready to pull the plug on Scott Sinclair's switch to the Etihad.

The winger was expected to complete a 6million switch comfortably ahead of Friday's deadline. However the deal has hit a snag, according to WalesOnline, with Chelsea, the Olympian's former club, due to chunk of the fee.

Snag: Scott Sinclair's move from Swansea to Manchester City appears to be off

On Monday, Swans chairman Huw Jenkins hit out at the Premier League champions over their approach: 'I would have thought if they really wanted to sign Scott Sinclair they would have dealt with it a little bit better than they have. But that’s their business.

'It has dragged on too long and I hope one way or another it will be concluded the next couple of days.'

The 23-year-old, who moved to Wales in a 1.5m move from Stamford Bridge in August 2010, didn't feature in Swansea's 3-0 win over West Ham on Saturday, despite scoring the previous week away at QPR.

Sinclair is in the final year of his deal at the Liberty Stadium and told the club earlier this summer he would not extend his stay.

On who might be coming to Swansea, Jenkins added: 'I think it’s more about numbers and making sure we have the right number in the squad.'