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Reports in Portugal tonight claimed Swansea City had landed their fourth summer recruit by signing Sporting Braga striker Eder.

The Portuguese international will join on a three-year deal for €7m - or just shy of £5m - it was claimed.

There was no official confirmation from the Swans themselves though they are known to be in the market for a front man to provide competition for first-choice striker Bafetimbi Gomis.

Last season they ended the campaign with only Gomis as the recognised frontline striker with loanee Nelson Oliveira injured and having lost Wilfried Bony to Manchester City in January.

Oliveira has since returned to parent club Benfica and while Andre Ayew - signed from Marseille on a free earlier this month - can operate further forward, he is primarily a wide player.

If Eder does sign, he comes with a good pedigree having represented Portugal’s senior side 18 times and featured in their World Cup squad last summer. He has scored one goal during those appearances for his country.

Last season in the Portuguese Liga, he scored 10 goals for Braga and he has also played for the club in the Champions League.

One of his highlights in the competition was a brilliant assist at Old Trafford after beating Michael Carrick as Braga raced into a shock 2-0 lead against Manchester United in 2012, before eventually losing 3-2.

Eder was also linked with Premier League new boys AFC Bournemouth and Southampton this summer but now it appears Swansea have moved to the head of the queue for his signature.

(Image: AP Photo/Paulo Duarte)

The Swans had also been linked with Sampdoria’s Stefano Okako, Watford’s Troy Deeney and Anderlecht’s Aleksandar Mitrovic this summer as they looked to boost their forward options.

Deeney’s purported price of £11m is thought to be way over what the Swans would be prepared to pay, though, while their interest in Mitrovic also appears to have cooled after Anderlecht indicated they wanted a huge fee for the Serbian.

Bosses at the Belgian club have also indicated he may even stay despite ongoing speculation.

Speaking before the end of last season, Swans boss Garry Monk signalled his intent to strengthen up front, saying: “Of course adding up front will be important. I’ve talked about wanting to bring in bodies to strengthen and add competition and that’s an area where we need it and what we’ll be looking to do this summer.

“It’s not about replacing Bafe but having strength in the squad to cope with any situation.”

The Swans have already brought in Ayew (free), St Etienne left-back Franck Tabanou (undisclosed) and Swedish international goalkeeper Kristoffer Nordfeldt (undisclosed) from Heerenveen this summer.

The players linked with Swansea City this summer