Michael Duff admits he is still unsure whether new investment at the club will result in more money to spend in January.

News emerged this week that the club’s majority owners have invested a further £3.5 million into the coffers, with the Swans’ Supporters’ Trust confirming that new shares have been issued in return for an investment from Swansea Football LLC, which includes chairman Andy Coleman. , Jason Levien, Steve Kaplan and Jake Silverstein.

The timing of the announcement will inevitably lead to speculation that the club may have something to play for when the January window opens. However, Duff says he still didn’t know what that would mean for his potential kitten.

“I don’t know how far this capital will go,” he said ahead of Saturday’s game against Ipswich Town. “I think it’s pretty standard in football. My job is to try to improve the players. I don’t think they put a number on it, let’s make it spend.

“We may not see that. My job in football is to try to come out of the window stronger than when we went in.

“These are the conversations we will have later. That’s why you have an athletic director, a CEO, chief financial officers, all these things. Maybe I’ll pay for the bathrooms that need to be done, I don’t know. .

“They just told me what we’re going to do next, closer to January. But it’s good that the money is invested.”

Swansea’s summer has been their busiest transfer window since their relegation to the Championship, with loans making up a large part of their recruitment. However, while the club could loan more, the rules around how many can be used in a matchday squad mean the prospect is not attractive to the Swans manager.

“We can’t go in anymore,” he told WalesOnline. “So we’ll have to find out if anyone will call again. Or are we going to send someone back? These are the conversations we’re going to have to have because I don’t think it makes sense to have six, seven, eight, nine loans if we can only have five in the squad for a game, because what’s the point?

“We also have our own players and they are here to support what we already have. I hope we can strike a good balance. We have experienced players and most of those on loan are young players from the big Premier League. clubs”.

Asked if he had at least an initial idea of ​​what might be possible, he added: “Not really, no. The entire recruitment department is now located in the building. So you need to find out what is available. But he doesn’t want to sign players. We have to see what happens.

“Next week we could receive two calls from Chelsea and Arsenal to tell us they want them. [Bashir Humphreys and Charlie Patino] come back to send them to Serie A.

“It’s about opening up those lines of communication so that things like this aren’t a surprise if they happen. It’s about finishing the window stronger than the one we started with.”