Nottingham Forest can confirm that Marko Stamenic has left the club and joined Swansea City with a permanent transfer.
Club statement:
Swansea City is delighted to confirm the signing of new Zeeland International Marko Stamenić for an unknown compensation, subject to international approval and approval of the visa.
The 23-year-old joins the swans from Nottingham Forest and will bring considerable physicality and athletics to the midfield of Alan Sheehan.
He has signed a four -year -old deal, with the option for an extra year. Stamenić will wear the number six shirt and will be seen as an important acquisition for the swans.
The long -term target follows Melker Widell, Zeidane Inoussa, Bobby Wales, Ricardo Santos, Cameron Burgess, Ethan Galbraith, Kaelan Casey, Paul Farman and Malick Yalcouye through the arrival door in SA1 this summer.
Stamenić has top experience in Denmark, Serbia and Greece – Dubbler's winning competition and cup in all three countries, and can be seen in the Champions League and Europa League.
He also has a World Cup to look forward to the next summer after he helped New -Zeeland to qualify for the 2026 Finals in the United States.
From the Serbian and Samoan descent, the midfielder born in Wellington made the move to Europe from his home country with the Danish club FC Copenhagen in 2020 when they were only 18 years old.
He spent three years on their books – including a loan saying with HB Koge – before moving to Red Star Belgrade in 2023.
The move from Stamenić to Bos followed in 2024 and he on loan last season with Greek giant Olympiacos.
Head coach Alan Sheehan said: “Marko is an excellent player, someone who has been on our radar for a while, and he will bring us different attributes in our midfield with his physicality and athletics.
“He was clear in his desire to be part of what we are building in Swansea City, and we believe that his character will really fit him well with this group.
“We want to be an adaptable team that is at all times on the front foot with and without the ball, and Marko will help us do that.”
Director of Voetbal Richard Montague, said: “Marko offers us a different profile in terms of our midfield options, and his physicality and skills on the ball means that we believe that he has the attributes to be very effective in the championship.
“His arrival reinforces an already robust midfield unit and enables us to play with the ruthless energy and the adaptability that we want to be characteristics of our team.”
Worldwide of analyzes and recruitment Adam Worth, added: “As a recruitment team, we had identified that a level of physicality and technical skills adds to our midfield as an area of need, and Marko is an exciting addition.
“Alan has spoken about the need to be tactically adjustable, and we believe that adding Marko to the options that we already have at our disposal only contribute to our flexibility and versatility in the middle of the field.”