Ki Sung-Yueng is ready for the big time. He stood out in a poor Sunderland side last season and this year excelled as the driving force in Swansea's midfield. His intrinsic influence on the Welsh outfit claiming their highest ever final standing and highest ever points total in the Premier League has gone largely unnoticed. He even missed out on the club's Player of the Year award, which went to summer signing Lukasz Fabianski. The South Korean tends to have that almost subliminal Michael-Carrick-esque effect. But finally some tabloid appreciation arrived last week in the form of rumoured interest from Arsenal – who are reportedly plotting a £15million bid. At 26 years of age, with...
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