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Galatasaray are ready to hand Bafetimbi Gomis his chance of a permanent Swansea City exit – with the Liberty club unlikely to stand in his way.

Swans boss Paul Clement had refused to rule out welcoming back the Black Panther after a career-high 20 goal season during his loan spell at Marseille.

But with Swansea aiming to hold onto Fernando Llorente – as well as look to potentially adding another frontman this summer – Gomis has made it clear he doesn't want to play second fiddle.

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And it could now pave the way for Galatasaray to snap up the striker in a deal worth around £4m.

It had been expected that Marseille would look to make the France international's stay in South Wales a long-term one after his loan success this season.

But they are yet to make a firm offer for the 32-year-old with some suggestions they want to look to a younger forward option.

And it has opened the door for Galatasaray who are ready to plump for Gomis over other targets, including Jackson Martinez and Middlesbrough striker Alvaro Negredo.

Gomis has made no play to return to Swansea and stressed this week he does not consider himself a back-up striker, with the offer from Istanbul making it clear he would be first choice.

The Turkish giants would also be able to offer suitable wages; Gomis was among Swansea's highest earners following his Bosman free move from Lyon in 2014, with his loan stay in France seeing Marseille pick up all of his estimated £70,000-a-week tab.

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Although Clement admitted last week he had been impressed with Gomis' goalscoring record in Ligue 1 – a competition he knows well from his time with PSG – it is thought unlikely Swansea would turn down a hard cash offer for a player with one year remaining on his contract, especially if they look to land other attacking options.

Gomis has previously been linked with moves to the Middle East and China and they are not being ruled out as a stay in Marseille seems off the cards, Gomis saying this week: “I cannot say I am going to stay but I can say I played a year and enjoyed it.”