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Paris Saint-Germain believe they will persuade Michael Laudrup to walk out on Swansea and become their new manager.

While Laudrup has insisted he wants to stay at the League Cup-winning Swans next season despite the escalation of his row with chairman Huw Jenkins, big-spending PSG have already made an initial approach.

The Paris giants have finally agreed to release Carlo Ancelotti, allowing the former Chelsea manager to move to Real Madrid as Jose Mourinho's sucessor.

The Qatari-owned club - who can offer Champions League football next season after winning the French title - had targeted Spurs boss Andre Villas-Boas.

But his representatives made clear the Portuguese had no interest in leaving White Hart Lane after just one season.

So, PSG switched their sights to Laudrup, whose reputation as a coach has been bolstered by his success at Swansea, where his first season in charge brought qualification for Europe and a top-half finish.

While they will only offer an initial 12-month deal to the Dane, the French club are convinced he is ready and willing to come.

Laudrup’s problems with Jenkins erupted further when Swansea severed all links with the manager’s long-standing agent, Bayram Tutumlu, after accusing him of trying to sell captain and centre-half Ashley Williams behind their back.

Attempting to calm matters, Laudrup said: “I have repeated it so many times in the last three months. My intention is to stay.

“Bayram is my agent and that’s not going to change. If the club do not want to work with him, or Bayram does not want to work with them, it’s their problem, not mine.”

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He added: “The only thing I care about is to have the best players possible at Swansea who are within range of the economy of the club.

“I have 100% confidence in Bayram, but if the club don’t want to work with him, or he doesn’t want to work with them, they have to live with that. It will not change my relationship with Bayram one centimetre.

“The only thing I am interested in is having the best players at Swansea within the budget that is possible.

“That’s what I have been fighting for every day, last year when I arrived and this year as well. That will always be the most important thing for me, wherever I end up in the future.”

Yet the rift between Laudrup and Swansea now appears too wide to be repaired.

And PSG are confident they will be able to unveil the Dane as Ancelotti’s successor next week.