Swansea deny £4m McCarthy bid as Carr signs two-year Birmingham deal

SWANSEA have admitted their interest in Hamilton’s Republic of Ireland U21 midfielder James McCarthy but have denied making a multi-million pound bid for the player.

The 18-year-old, the PFA Scotland Young Player of the Year, has been linked with a number of clubs on both sides of the border with the starlet believed to be keen on a move to Celtic.

Reports in Scotland suggested Swans manager Roberto Martinez was prepared to pay up to £4 million (€4.5m) for McCarthy after watching him in Hamilton’s 1-0 SPL defeat to Falkirk on Wednesday, but the Swansea Evening Post yesterday claimed the club have not come anywhere close to that figure.