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Swansea City have told Crystal Palace Ashley Williams is not for sale after the Eagles attempted to lure the Wales star away from the Liberty Stadium.

Palace boss Alan Pardew has been linked for some time with a £10m-plus summer move for skipper Williams as he bids to boost his squad at Selhurst Park ahead of the new Premier League campaign.

And it is thought he has made enquiries about securing a deal for the 30-year-old to partner Scott Dann at centre-back having already sealed the high-profile arrival of former Newcastle midfielder Yohan Cabaye.

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But it is understood Swansea have already knocked back Palace’s approaches – and will resist any further attempts to prise Williams away from South Wales before the start of the season and beyond.

Swansea are comfortable in turning down offers for their skipper given his value to the team and boss Garry Monk spoke at the weekend about his eagerness to hang on to senior stars such as Williams with less than two weeks to go before the big kick-off.

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Everton have also been linked with a move for the 51-cap centre-half as Roberto Martinez – who brought first Williams to the Liberty in a £400,000 move from Stockport in 2008 – as speculation over the future of Chelsea target John Stones continues.

But sources both on Merseyside and in South Wales are unaware of any firm interest in the player who featured for Swansea in their 1-1 pre-season draw with Championship Nottingham Forest on Saturday.

It is the second Swansea player to attract admiration from elsewhere in the past week following Dubai club Al Ahli’s approach for striker Bafetimbi Gomis.

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The Arab Gulf League side were said to be prepared to offer the French forward a mega-contract to try and tempt him to the Middle East but were rebuffed by the Swans with Monk claiming the release clause in Gomis’ contract was not as simple as clearing a move following a £7m bid and adamant he expects the 29-year-old to remain in South Wales.

Gomis missed the clash at Forest with a slight hamstring problem but is expected to be fit to feature in Swansea’s final warm-up game before the August 8 Premier League opener at Chelsea as Monk’s men take on Deportivo La Coruna on Saturday.