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Michael Laudrup made his first signings as Swansea manager on Tuesday, completing a £2 million ($3.1 million) swoop for Genoa defender Jose Manuel Flores and taking Jonathan de Guzman on a season-long loan from Villarreal.
Flores, who is often known by his nickname Chico, agreed a three-year contract with the Premier League club after completing a medical and will link up with his new team-mates subject to international clearance.
The 25-year-old's arrival marks the start of Laudrup's rebuilding work at the Liberty Stadium after the former Barcelona and Real Madrid star's surprise appointment as successor to Brendan Rodgers.
Laudrup knows Flores well after working with the Spanish centre-back during his spell in charge at Real Mallorca.
Flores, a former Spain Under-21 international, started his career with his hometown club Cadiz and had numerous loan spells before joining Almeria. He made a £4 million switch to Genoa in 2010 but returned to Spain for a loan spell with Mallorca last season.
Canada-born De Guzman joined Dutch club Feyenoord's youth academy and played over 100 games for the Rotterdam club before linking up with Laudrup at Mallorca in 2010.
The 24-year-old, who opted to represent Holland after he gained Dutch citizenship in 2008, was sold to Villarreal in August 2011.
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