Routledge helped Queens Park Rangers to the Championship title last season
Newcastle United winger Wayne Routledge has agreed personal terms to join Swansea City.
The 26-year-old will complete his move to the Premier League newcomers on Tuesday, subject to a medical.
Newcastle accepted Swansea’s £2m bid over a week ago after rejecting an initial bid of £1.5m from the south Wales club.
“We think he would fit into our style and excite our supporters,” said Swansea manager Brendan Rodgers.
Routledge spent the second half of last season on loan at Championship side Queens Park Rangers, where he helped them win promotion to the Premier League.
But the former England Under-21 international, who has two years remaining on his current Newcastle deal, failed to agree personal terms on a permanent return to Loftus Road.
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- He made his Football League debut aged 16, playing for Crystal Palace in a 1-0 defeat to West Brom
- He remains the only player to have appeared for six Premier League clubs without having scored a Premier League goal
- He was the second England player to score at the new Wembley Stadium
Routledge has also been linked with a move to big-spending Championship club Leicester City and Nottingham Forest.
He was loaned to QPR in January – only a year after leaving Loftus Road to join Newcastle for an undisclosed fee – and scored five goals in 20 appearances as he played a significant part in Rangers’ march towards the Championship title last season.
Swansea, who beat Reading 4-2 to seal top-flight promotion in a thrilling Championship play-off in May, have already added striker Danny Graham, defender Stephen Caulker and goalkeeper Jose Moreira to their squad.
They hope to conclude a deal to sign Leroy Lita from Middlesbrough for £1.75m on Tuesday.
The focus for Swansea now turns to signing a goalkeeper and a central defender before the transfer window closes on 31 August.
Nottingham Forest rejected an improved offer for goalkeeper Lee Camp in midweek, and the Swans say they are beginning to give up hope of signing the Northern Ireland international.
Meanwhile, Swansea ended their week-long training camp in Austria with a 1-0 defeat against the United Arab Emirates Olympic team.
Trialist goalkeeper Gerhard Tremmel, recently released from Salzburg, played the first hour before being replaced by David Cornell.
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