The 29-year-old former Paris Saint-Germain midfielder was an unused substitute at Preston on Monday evening, but could be handed a debut at some point this weekend with Ryan Taylor, Danny Simpson and Nicky Butt all nursing injuries.

Butt has already been ruled out of the game St James' Park with a calf strain, while the club's medical staff are continuing to monitor Taylor and Simpson, who have calf and thigh problems respectively.

Hughton said: "Pancrate comes into the reckoning for Swansea. We have got Saturday's game coming up very quickly and a lot of

games in the next few weeks, so I'm certain he will be involved very soon.

"He's ready to play now because his all-round fitness was good when he arrived due to the pre-season training he had with Paris St Germain. He just needs more match practice, which he will get."