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Newcastle United have made a late play to sign Swansea City's Andre Ayew, according to reports.

The Premier League club are rivalling Turkish trio Besiktas, Galatasaray and Fenerbahce, who are also in the hunt, with Besiktas believed to be in pole position.

They want a season-long loan for the former West Ham man, who failed to ignite in his second spell at the Liberty, not managing to trouble the scoring charts since his record £18million return to South Wales.

Despite the Turkish giants being the frontrunners, Rafa Benitez's Newcastle have also made their interest known, and plan to rival the loan offer .

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WalesOnline understands there has yet to be a firm approach for Ayew but the 28-year-old is understood to want out at the Liberty Stadium, and the club will not stand in his way as they seek to try to move several first-team players on as new manager Graham Potter tries to mould his first-team squad ahead of the start of the Championship campaign.

Also attracting admirers is midfielder Sam Clucas, who is the subject of interest from Burnley.

The Sun report the Clarets are eying up the former Hull City man and are willing to pay £12million for his services.

Clucas failed to find consistency last season, but performances against Arsenal and Liverpool showed what he is capable of.

Sean Dyche wants to boost his central midfield options ahead of Burnley's Europa League campaign.

Swansea would be loathe to lose another big-money signing after just a year's service but could be tempted if they could recoup the majority of the £15million they shelled out on him last summer.

Yesterday Swansea confirmed the £2million signing of winger Joel Asoro who will add to their attacking arsenal for the season in the second tier.

Meanwhile, the Liverpool Echo confirm that Swansea are one of three clubs leading the chase for Wales youngster Harry Wilson.

Stoke and Derby make up the numbers.

Elsewhere, Swansea centre-back Kyle Bartley is close to agreeing his move to West Brom, with a fee of as much as £7million being touted.