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Swansea City's move into a new ownership era will now see them step up plans to strengthen the playing squad – and that includes holding onto Gylfi Sigurdsson in the wake of £25m interest from Everton.

And it is understood one of the first decisions made by new majority shareholders Steve Kaplan and Jason Levien will be to give the green light on a new contract for the Iceland ace.

It comes as new Everton boss Ronald Koeman was linked with a £25m move for the goalscoring midfielder whose Euro 2016 heroics in reaching the quarter-finals with his country has seen him catch the eye of suitors both in the Premier League and abroad.

Champions Leicester are another who have been touted as being keen on the No.10 and it is thought Swansea are aware of genuine interest in the 26-year-old.

But they are determined to keep hold of one of their key men ahead of the new campaign with the club's new backers ready to support those aims.

It is understood Sigurdsson will now be offered a new deal to keep him at the Liberty after US pair Kaplan and Levien – whose 60%-plus share purchase of the Swans was formally completed on Thursday night – promised to throw their weight behind Huw Jenkins' decision-making in the transfer market.

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Swansea have so far only added Dutch defender Mike van Hoorn to Francesco Guidolin's squad, who travel to Bristol Rovers today (SAT) for their first domestic pre-season fixture.

But the completion of the legalities on the American buy-in will see the club able to focus finances on further deals before the Premier League season kicks off on August 13 at newly promoted Burnley.

That could yet include a move for Joe Allen who, despite seeing Liverpool accept Stoke's £13m bid for his services, is yet to decide on his future though seems set to quit Anfield following Jurgen Klopp's decision to cash-in on the Wales star.

And a striker remains a priority for Swansea who hope to conclude an agreement with Marseille that would see Bafetimbi Gomis leave the Liberty on a season-long loan at the French giants.