THE Swans have already identified their No. 1 trade target for the 2018 off-season, with Collingwood young gun Darcy Moore reportedly in Sydney’s sights.

But the Swans might have a fight on their hands, according to Magpies president Eddie McGuire, should they make a bold move for a player with strong ties to the Pies.

Moore, who only notched his 50th AFL game last weekend, comes out of contract at the end of this season — and the Swans are preparing to pounce, according to Channel 9’s The Footy Show.

The 22-year-old joined the Pies as a father-son selection in 2014 following his dad Peter’s outstanding 172-game career at the club.

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But AFL journalist Damian Barrett reported on Thursday night that a family relationship between Moore and the Swans could make a potential move smooth, as Peter Moore is close friends with Swans chief executive Andrew Ireland.

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“Other clubs are talking about this quite strongly now. They are of the belief that the Sydney Swans are very well placed to have Darcy Moore join them as of next year,” Barrett told The Footy Show.

The Swans have an excellent record when it comes to landing ‘big fish’ from rival clubs, with Lance Franklin and Kurt Tippett infamously joining the club this decade.

But in response to Barrett’s report, a blunt McGuire said the Pies wouldn’t be letting Moore go without a fight.

“I hope they have got 15 first round picks to give for him,” McGuire cheekily said.

“I’ll tell you what’s going: He’ll be sitting down with our leaders at the club, the people in charge of that, Geoff Walsh and Ned Guy, in the next couple of guys and discussing his contract going forward.”

Moore, one of the AFL’s brightest young key-position talents, has kicked 61 goals from his four seasons with the Pies so far.

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