Swansea have confirmed the recall of forward Morgan Whittaker from his loan at League One leaders Plymouth Argyle.
The move had been widely expected following Swans manager Russell Martin’s comments regarding on-loan Whittaker last night.
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Argyle director of football Neil Dewsnip told his club’s website: "We are obviously disappointed that Morgan’s loan has been cut short.
"He was enjoying his football tremendously and we felt we were providing the best possible environment for him to develop and contribute.
"""We did everything we could to retain Morgan for the duration of the loan as initially agreed, but it was not to be.
"Morgan loved his football here, which is a testament to [manager] Steven Schumacher and the club as a whole for our approach to player care and we hope he can continue to build on the promise he has shown here.
"""The recruitment department at the club plans for any eventuality and we are already well under way with our January operations, as is clear by the additions of Ben Waine and Saxon Earley.
"""Argyle is an exciting club to play for right now and a brilliant place for talented young players to come and improve, as Morgan has evidenced.
"We are confident that, thanks to the backing of the board, our additions in January will ensure that we are not knocked off course by the disappointing loss of Morgan.”
Whittaker appears unlikely to play for Swansea from Martin's comments yesterday when he said it was the club's owners who had instigated the recall with a permanent switch away from South Wales on the cards.
In November, TWTD revealed that the 21-year-old was among those on Town's list of potential January recruits. Whether the Blues' interest ultimately comes to fruition remains to be seen, while other clubs, including some in the Championship, are understood to be keen.
Elsewhere, it's expected that summer Town target George Hirst's loan from Leicester to Blackburn will be cut short in January with the Foxes then set to send the 23-year-old out elsewhere.
The striker has made only three starts and eight sub appearances for the Ewood Park club.