Swansea City are unlikely to sell Bafetimbi Gomis to Premier League rivals, Newcastle United, according to the South Wales Evening Post.

Recent reports have claimed that the Swansea striker could be on his way to St. James’ Park in a £7 million deal. However, SWEP understands that Huw Jenkins will not sell Gomis to a relegation rival.

The Swans currently sit in 18th place in the league table following Newcastle’s 2-1 win over West Ham United on Saturday. Ex-Swansea midfielder Jonjo Shelvey made his debut for the Magpies in that game too, after his £12 million transfer last week.

Gomis has had a tough season so far, scoring just once since August. If the Swans are to escape the relegation zone, you would have thought that the club need a prolific striker to win games. And with that, Swansea have been linked to a whole bulk of forwards this month, with names such as Giuseppe Rossi, Manolo Gabbiadini, Charlie Austin, Wilfried Bony and Seydou Doumbia.

With a new striker highly tipped to come into the Swans squad before February, we could still could see Gomis depart, but it won’t be at the hands of a relegation rival.