Swansea City have completed the signing of French utility man Franck Tabanou on a three-year contract from Saint-Etienne for an undisclosed fee, the Premier League club said on Friday.

Swansea tried to sign Tabanou during the January transfer window and it is understood they will pay around £3.5 million (4.9m euros, $5.6m) for the 26-year-old, who will primarily provide competition for Wales left-back Neil Taylor.

The versatile former France Under-21 international can operate at left-back or as a left winger.

Tabanou, who joined Saint-Etienne in 2013 from Toulouse, described his move to Swansea as the "perfect match" after also attracting interesting from Russian and Turkish clubs.

"Swansea is a very good Premier League club and I believe it's the right move forward for me at this stage of my career," Tabanou told the club's official website.

"I was aware of Swansea's interest in me for a while, but unfortunately it didn't happen back in January.

He becomes Swansea's second summer signing from France following the capture of Ghana winger Andre Ayew on a free transfer from Marseille.