Swansea have £15m bid accepted for Hull midfielder Sam Clucas following club-record sale of Gylfi Sigurdsson
- Swansea have seen a bid of £15million accepted for Hull midfielder Sam Clucas
- The Swans targeted the player following the £45million sale of Gylfi Sigurdsson
- Clucas is expected to agree personal terms and have a medical on Wednesday
- There may be more as Paul Clement says he is targeting 'two or three' players
Swansea have had a bid accepted for Hull midfielder Sam Clucas and expect the transfer to be completed within the next 48 hours.
It is understood that the deal is worth £15million with another potential £1.5m in add-ons.
Swansea targeted Clucas following the club-record sale of Gylfi Sigurdsson to Everton last week for a fee of £45million.
Swansea have had a bid of £15million accepted for Hull midfielder Sam Clucas
Clucas is expected to agree personal terms and have a medical in south Wales on Wednesday
Clucas is expected to agree personal terms and have a medical in south Wales on Wednesday following Swansea's Carabao Cup tie at MK Dons the previous evening.
Lincoln-born Clucas joined Hull from Chesterfield for £1.3m in July 2015 and scored nine goals in 96 appearances.
The 26-year-old was one of Hull's best performers last season when the Tigers were relegated from the Premier League.
Clucas started Hull's first three Sky Bet Championship matches this season, but he did not feature in Saturday's 2-1 defeat at QPR following talk of Swansea interest.
It is understood that Swansea had an earlier £12m bid for Clucas rejected by Hull.
Swansea targeted Clucas after the club-record sale of Gylfi Sigurdsson to Everton for £45m
Swansea's need for attacking reinforcements was underlined by head coach Paul Clement following their 4-0 defeat to Manchester United on Saturday.
With Sigurdsson sold and last season's top scorer Fernando Llorente out injured, Swansea have managed only one on-target goal attempt in their opening two Premier League games.
'The need (to strengthen) has been reinforced by the performances and the results,' Clement said with Swansea having taken only one point from the two games.
'The moment Gylfi's going you know you need to strengthen. Without him, Llorente and Ki (Sung-yueng) we are weaker.
'We still have a good squad, but we absolutely need more quality players to come in so we have a chance of being competitive this year.'
Swansea boss Paul Clement said he had targeted 'two or three players' to fill Sigurdsson's void
Clement said he had targeted 'two or three players' to fill the void left by Sigurdsson's departure.
As well as Clucas, former Swansea players Wilfried Bony and Joe Allen have both been high on the club's list of targets.
Bony is surplus to requirements at Manchester City and Swansea are hopeful of concluding a deal, although Stoke have rejected an inquiry for Allen and said the Wales midfielder is not for sale.
Most watched Sport videos
- The Rock begins MMA training camp ahead of filming 'Smashing Machine'
- Dortmund get the party started as they reach Champions League final
- Brendan Fevola's daughter reveals he still plays footy in the park
- Dad or Ronaldo? World Snooker Champ Wilson's kids keep him humble
- Boy aged 10 dies after freak cricket accident
- Boy dies after being hit in the groin with a ball during cricket
- Dana White's bizarre rant against Netflix during Tom Brady roast
- Dortmund boss Edin Terzic: It's a beautiful evening for the club
- Jadon Sancho leads Dortmund stars in Adele rendition
- Mbappe asked whether he will support Real Madrid tomorrow
- PSG boss: 'It's a sad feeling' as side exits Champions League
- PSG and Dortmund fans put on a spectacle ahead of UCL clash