Tonight's Swansea City transfer news as rivals enter O'Brien chase and details on Sousa offer emerge
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Lewis O'Brien (centre) still has a year to run on his Nottingham Forest contract
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Here's your round-up of all the latest Swansea City news for Tuesday, July 1.
Wrexham bid for O'Brien
Wrexham have joined the race to sign Nottingham Forest midfielder Lewis O'Brien.
Sources have told WalesOnline that the Dragons are set to make a bid of around £5m for the 26-year-old, as they look to build a squad ready for the Championship after sealing promotion from League One last season. Sign up to our Swansea City newsletter here.
Swansea City are keen admirers too, following O'Brien's sparkling spell on loan last term, but the financial demands of a move currently look to be beyond them.
Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis is believed to be keen on squeezing out £8m from any sale of O'Brien, but sources have already indicated his stance could soften.
Hull City previously looked to be the front-runners for the player's signature, having launched a similar bid to the second tier new boys.
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However, our colleagues at Hull Live claim they are now ready to move on to other targets after failing to strike a deal.
Further details emerge around Sousa bid
Swansea City's success in bagging Cameron Burgess means they won't be reviving any move for Brazilian centre-back David Sousa.
The Athletic reported the Swans made an unsuccessful bid for the 23-year-old, adding that Swansea and Belgian side Molenbeek were apart on their valuation of the player.
WalesOnline understands Sousa was a indeed a figure of keen interest to the Swans, but was behind Burgess in their list of transfer priorities, meaning a move was taken off the table some time ago.
Burgess is yet to link up with his new team-mates, who have been put through the paces in pre-season training this week at Fairwood.
Diouf joins Mechelen
Meanwhile, former Swansea City target Gora Diouf has signed for Belgian side Mechelen on a free transfer.
The Swans had briefly made enquiries around the 21-year-old, who was a free agent after leaving Swiss side FC Sion.
But it's understood he was never seen as a serious target, with Swansea instead opting to sign Burgess and Ricardo Santos in a bid to strengthen their centre-back options.
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Several other clubs from the Championship, along with Swiss giants Basel, were credited with an interest in Diouf, but it's Mechelen that have won the race for his signature.
'I don't need to draw a picture of this,' says director Tom Caluwe said.
"This is a top transfer for our club. Gora has a profile that is highly sought after in today's football.
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"We have therefore put a lot of effort into convincing him and his entourage. I am incredibly proud that we were able to seize this unique opportunity. This shows that Geel-Rood can be an interesting club for guys like Gora."
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