Michu won't leave Swansea: Laudrup

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Staying put ... Laudrup believes Michu will stay at Swansea City. Source: Alastair Grant / AP

Michael Laudrup insists Michu will stay with Swansea during the January transfer after the Spanish striker put his side in sight of a place in the English League Cup final.

Swansea manager Laudrup described the forward as the "bargain of the season'' following a 2-0 win away over European champions Chelsea in the first leg of their semi-final tie - the Welsh club's first victory at Stamford Bridge since 1925.

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Michu, signed for STG2 million ($A3 million) from La Liga side Rayo Vallecano, scored his 16th goal in 25 appearances this season to give Swansea a 39th-minute lead in west London.

His goal tally has made Michu a coveted target but Laudrup believes the 26-year-old's recent form had put him out of reach of all but Europe's wealthiest clubs.

"We all know the situation, the economic situation in the world, so there really aren't that many clubs who can buy him,'' Denmark great Laudrup said.

"There are some here in England. In Spain, there are only two. Italy, I don't think so,'' he added. "They're trying to sell. Bayern Munich in Germany ... so only a few, few clubs.

		P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Man United	21	17	1	3	26	52
2	Man City	21	13	6	2	22	45
3	Tottenham	21	12	3	6	12	39
4	Chelsea	20	11	5	4	20	38
5	Everton	21	9	9	3	9	36
6	Arsenal	20	9	7	4	18	34
7	West Brom	21	10	3	8	2	33
8	Liverpool	21	8	7	6	8	31
9	Swansea	21	7	8	6	5	29
10	Stoke	21	6	11	4	1	29
11	West Ham	20	7	5	8	0	26
12	Norwich	21	6	7	8	-10	25
13	Fulham	21	6	6	9	-5	24
14	Sunderland	21	5	7	9	-8	22
15	Newcastle	21	5	5	11	-12	20
16	Aston Villa	21	4	7	10	-24	19
17	Southampton	20	4	6	10	-11	18
18	Wigan	21	5	3	13	-17	18
19	Reading	21	2	7	12	-17	13
20	QPR	21	2	7	12	-19	13

"And Michu likes it here. He's happy where he is, so I'm really not afraid because I'm so sure he will stay with us for the next five or six months. I don't know in the summer.

"I don't know how much he's worth - ask my chairman. He was the bargain of the season - we know that. But we're happy we've found the right players.''

Turning to Michu's tally, Laudrup said: "What he is doing, in terms of goals, is incredible particularly when you think he's never been a number nine (striker).

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"He's always been a midfielder coming from deeper. But one chance, one goal today. That's incredible. You'd pay a lot of money for that.''

Victory moved Swansea, who face Chelsea in the return leg at their Liberty Stadium home on January 23, closer to a first major cup final appearance.

But Laudrup refused to accept his side were favourites to go through and play fourth-tier Bradford or Premier League rivals Aston Villa.

"We have a realistic possibility, but there's still a mountain to climb,'' he said with an unlikely final against Bradford looming after the Bantams' 3-1 first leg win over Villa on Tuesday.

Mistakes from Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic allowed Michu and Danny Graham to clinch victory and inflict a second successive home defeat on Chelsea.

But Rafael Benitez insisted there were plenty of positives to draw from the performance, despite being jeered once again by Blues' supporters.

"I think the team were doing really well, had a lot of chances and could have scored two or three in the first half, but made two mistakes and paid for them. That is the reality,'' interim manager Benitez said.

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