Swansea City Transfers: 4 Replacements If Michel Vorm Leaves

There's absolutely no argument that Michel Vorm isn't the most valuable player for Swansea City. The former Dutch Eredivisie player is a force to be reckoned with, earning a league-high eight clean sheets in the first half of the season and allowing only 1.21 goals per match.

In short, he's the difference between Swansea City's current 15th place standing and the team's relegation back down to the Championship.

But as such a valuable player, it's only a matter of time before he's seriously courted by any one of the top English teams looking for a new goalkeeper.

Manchester United's David de Gea allowed Blackburn to score three goals and Tottenham's Brad Friedel will be 41 when the season ends.

Swansea City fans are looking at the real possibility that their star goalkeeper will be the key to keeping them in the Premier League for next season, but then they will be left with an empty net next season.

So, what should Swansea City do should that happen? Join me as I introduce the top prospects in the transfer market that the team should consider if Vorm decides to leave.

You poached your last gem from the Eredivisie, why not do it again?

He's excelling, allowing only 1.65 goals per match, despite the fact that his back line of defenders has allowed him to face 104 shots (third most in the league).

England offers the opportunity for Velthuizen to test his skills against better competition. Having a back line led by Ashley Williams would be also be an incredible upgrade from what he's got at Vitesse Arnhem.

Another goalkeeper excelling in the Dutch Eredivisie is Jelle ten Rouwelaar of 10th place NAC Breda.

NAC Breda has only scored 24 goals through 19 matches (14th best in the league), but they're currently nine points out of relegation because Rouwelaar scratches out draws where there should be losses and helps the club cling to wins where draws seem inevitable.

He just turned 31, so he's still got some miles on him and is currently playing at the peak of his professional career. In March he received his first call up to play for the Dutch national team.

It would be a slight risk to take him, but if he plays as well as another certain goalkeepers for the Dutch national team (cough...Michel Vorm...cough) he'd be a perfect replacement. 

Playing behind Wolverhampton's sorry excuse for a defensive back line would make anyone want to jump ship, right?

Wayne Hennessey has suffered through six seasons with a Wolves club that is always flirting with relegation. This year, it might just happen.

Wolverhampton is currently two points away from the bottom three of the league and if the club falls out of the top flight, it will be the straw that broke the camel's back for a lot of players, including Hennessey.

He's only 24 years old and has already been capped 38 times for a Wales national team that is growing into a program that can truly challenge anyone in the UK—including England. 

Don't believe me?

Hennessey & Co. were within three points of a playoff to gain entrance into this summer's Euro 2012 finals and ended their qualifying campaign strongly, holding England to only a 1-0 loss.

Wigan Athletic is hanging on by a thread to stay in the top flight of English soccer.

If the Latics are relegated down to the Championship, and Swansea City stays in the Premiership, getting the 30-year-old to wear orange and white will be as simple as saying, "You're playing against United next season. Do you want it to be Leeds or Manchester?"

He's a durable option who has earned three clean sheets through the first half of the 2011-12 season despite having one of the worst back lines in the league. He's faced 114 shots on goal through 19 matches, an average of six per match and a testament to the quality of Al-Habsi's defenders.