Swansea City are close to signing Celtic defender Stephen Welsh, who also had interest from other English Championship clubs, European and Scottish Premiership sides, and an offer from Major League Soccer. The 26-year-old has agreed to an early termination of his Celtic contract, which had one year remaining, and is set to finalize a multi-year contract with the English Championship team. The player's performance during a successful loan spell at Motherwell last season brought him to Swansea's attention, and Swansea boss Vitor Matos made a significant effort to convince him to join.