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Andre Ayew looks set to complete a Swansea City exit with a big-money move to West Ham close – but it will only get done when another striker lands at the Liberty.

Swansea are set to confirm the arrival of Sevilla striker Fernando Llorente in a welcome boost to their attacking options.

But they are also chasing hard to land exciting Atletico Madrid frontman Borja with negotiations over a switch from Spain to South Wales believed to have taken place.

And if the club manage to pull off the coup then it is understood it will give the green-light on a deal that would see Ayew link up with the Hammers.

Ayew is not expected to be part of Saturday's squad when Francesco Guidolin's side take on French outfit Stade Rennais in their final pre-season fixture.

WalesOnline revealed back in May the club were prepared to cash-in on the African ace if a big enough offer arrived on the table.

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But the club are thought to want to be assured of another frontman option to go with 31-year-old World Cup winner Llorente before pushing the button on any deal to allow Ayew to leave.

West Ham have made their interest known and are thought to be prepared to stump-up around £15m for the former Marseille man, a figure that is likely to cover Swansea's deals for Llorente and – if it comes off – Borja.

But Ayew's exit would also free up space on the wage bill with the 26-year-old thought to be the highest earner at the Liberty following his Bosman arrival from France last summer.

Ayew's signing represented a coup for Swansea at the time after they saw off rival interest from a string of clubs in the Premier League and Europe, including the Hammers.

But there was always the likelihood that Ayew and his camp would want to the chance to move on should he prove a success in British football.

The Ghana international finished the season as Swansea's top scorer with 12 goals but there was a perceived difficulty of finding the right role for the undoubted talent.

He played as a striker towards the end of the season as Swansea struggled for attacking threat with Guidolin claiming he was prepared to go into the new campaign using Ayew as his frontman.

Ayew, though, suggested he did not want to be used as an out-and-out striker and has been open to a move.

And Swansea will be confident they can cover his loss should they seal the double additions up front they are aiming for.

After initial frustrations in the transfer window, Swansea have secured the services of key man Gylfi Sigurdsson while the arrival of Llorente has immediately eased some concerns over signings.

But the future of captain Ashley Williams remains uncertain following the advances of Everton earlier in the week. A deal looked to be in place that would see the club captain move to Merseyside only for Swansea to formally reject a £10m offer.

There have been reports of Ronald Koeman making an improved bid and the prospect of Williams leaving is not being ruled out, but it remains to be seen whether the deal dies out in the coming days as the season opener at Burnley next weekend approaches.