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Swansea City are ready to snap up a striker again this summer after placing Dutch hot-shot Luc Castaignos on their wish-list.

The Swans smashed their transfer record a year ago when they shelled out £12m to land Wilfried Bony from Vitesse Arnhem. And after the Ivorian’s 25-goal success following his move from the Eredivisie, they are now keen on going back to the Netherlands to boost their attacking options with a move for 21-year-old FC Twente star Castaignos.

Castaignos was thought to be on Swans’ list of potential new recruits last summer but he has re-emerged as a target as Garry Monk looks to add extra firepower to his frontline after loan flop Alvaro Vazquez returned to Getafe.

It is not clear whether a bid has submitted after reports claiming a £6.51m offer have been accepted by Twente, but it is known he is being eyed up by Monk.

However, it is not thought the Netherlands Under 21 star – who missed the cut for Louis van Gaal’s World Cup squad after being named in the preliminary selection – would be seen as a replacement for Bony as clubs continue to be linked with mega-money moves for the £25m-rated frontman.

Yet if Swansea push ahead with a deal for Castaignos, it could raise questions over the Liberty Stadium future of Michu, who suffered an injury-hit campaign and has also been linked with moves away.

But it is clear that Monk is on the look-out for another forward having also tabled a £7m bid for Standard Liege striker Michy Batshuayi.

Swansea are one of a number of clubs who have been tracking the 20-year-old Belgian but are currently leading the race for his services alongside Portuguese giants Benfica.

Yet Batshuayi is thought to be hanging on for offers from other clubs after making it known he wants to leave Belgium – Everton, Spurs and Arsenal all linked for the 21-goal frontman and all likely to be able to come closer to wage demands that are thought to be out of Swansea’s salary structure.

There appears to be more hope of landing Castaignos, who has been previously linked with Newcastle and Tottenham. A Feyenoord product, his impressive performances as a teenager saw him make a shock move to Inter Milan before returning to his homeland with Twente two years ago, hitting 14 goals last year as the Enschede club finished third behind Ajax and former club Feyenoord.

Monk is keen to make early moves in the transfer window having already brought in Arsenal’s FA Cup-winning goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski on a Bosman that could pave the way for Michel Vorm’s exit to Liverpool, should the Reds table a big enough bid.

Monk is also believed to be chasing wide options – with a £1m move for Marvin Emnes still a possibility – and a central midfielder, declaring an interest in Wales and Palace youngster Jonny Williams although it is thought there will be no move for Sunderland’s out-of-contract Jack Colback.

The rookie boss is also interested in bringing a new centre-back to the club.

But it will not be to replace Ashley Williams, with the club thought to be relaxed over discussions over a new deal despite reports of Arsenal waiting in the wings.

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