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Swansea City have made a move to land Ivory Coast ace Seydou Doumbia as they look to bring in the striker they hope will spark a Premier League survival push.

And they could be ready to get close to their £12.5m record fee, with the club prepared to reinvest the cash received from Jonjo Shelvey’s move to Newcastle in their attempt to seal a deal with Italian giants Roma for the 28-year-old marksman.

Doumbia has been identified as the goal threat Swansea desperately need to pull away from relegation worries, with the club thought to have made an enquiry about a move for the 33-cap international.

Doumbia has made it clear he wants out of Roma having seen a £11m move to the Giallorossi fall flat, returning on loan to CSKA Moscow where he has hit 95 goals in 149 appearances.

That tally included six goals from six Champions League meetings with Premier League opposition, getting on the scoresheet against Manchester United earlier this season.

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But with his loan stay back in Russia now over and the two clubs so far failing to find an agreement over a permanent move, it has opened the door for a potential Swans swoop.

It is not clear how much Swansea will have to stump up to snare Doumbia, who partnered former Swans star Wilfried Bony in attack in the Ivory Coast’s Africa Cup of Nations triumph earlier this year.

And they will have to overcome any potential work permit problems if they want to tie up a deal for a player who is seen has having the quick movement Swansea need to add some menace to their struggling attacking play.

He has previously attracted the interest of Premier League rivals – including Chelsea – but opted to return instead to CSKA when Roma cut short his Italian football spell after just 14 games.

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And it remains to be seen whether Swansea will have to fend off other interest with Roma keen to move on the former Young Boys star.

Swansea are thought to have other targets in mind but know Doumbia would represent a huge boost in their plans to snap back into form before they begin to get cut adrift along with other relegation candidates.

The club have been mindful of their cash limitations in this window but were able to free up funds from Shelvey’s £12m move to Newcastle that could help them in their pursuit of Doumbia.

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There is also an interest in bringing Scott Sinclair and Jonathan de Guzman back to the Liberty while caretaker boss Alan Curtis has conceded the Swans may look at Everton’s Steven Naismith who has been made available by Roberto Martinez.

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But it is an out-and-out striker that Swansea have made a top priority this window, with Curtis admitting after the demoralising 4-2 defeat to Sunderland: “I have spoken to Huw Jenkins. I can’t give you any names but maybe a result like this might highlight the fact that we need to bring someone in.

“All I can say is that I know there is a lot of work going on. We have got £12 million for Jonjo Shelvey and with that money we will have to be seen to bring someone in.”