Championship

POTTER PROUD OF HIS BATTLER GRIMES

by
The LeaguePaper Team
10 March 2019

CHAMPIONSHIP
By Ben Pound
GRAHAM Potter has spoken of his pride at Matt Grimes’ development this season, claiming the midfielder has “grown and grown”.
The 23-year-old struggled to break into the first-team picture after arriving at the Liberty Stadium from Exeter in January 2015.
He spent loan spells at Blackburn, Leeds and Northampton, but has now become a regular fixture in the Swans’ starting line-up under Potter.
The Swansea boss told a press conference to preview the game at Norwich: “I think he has been fantastic on and off the pitch.
“From early p...

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