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Swansea City are thought to have knocked back an offer of more than £30m for Gylfi Sigurdsson after the Liberty hero became the latest big name target for the Chinese Super League.

And there is no danger of the red-hot Iceman following the likes of Oscar and making a mega-money move during the remaining weeks of the Chinese transfer window.

Swansea are said to have made it clear their star man was simply not for sale after January enquiries from two teams in the increasingly ambitious Chinese Super League.

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Clubs in China have made their mark in this window, landing Chelsea midfielder Oscar for £30m and coming close to succeeding with an eye-watering £500,000-a-week offer for Premier League top scorer Diego Costa. Watford frontman Odion Ighalo became the latest to make the move when he completed a £20m deadline day move to side Changchun Yatai, joining the growing list of high-profile players and managers at cash-rich Chinese clubs.

But it is believed Swansea had already decided before the start of the January window they were not willing to listen to any offers for Sigurdsson regardless of where they came from, while the player went on to state his desire to stay in recent weeks.

Although clubs in China can still complete deals until the end of next month before their new season, it’s thought Swans officials had already been prepared to turn down all comers for a player so key to Liberty success.

Sigurdsson, 27, underlined his worth to the Swans’ bid to retain their top-flight status when his goal sealed Tuesday night’s crucial win over Southampton, a result that lifted them further away from the relegation zone ahead of Sunday’s trip to take on Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City.

And his latest talismanic performance earned him praise from pundits and manager Paul Clement, the Iceland ace’s form establishing him as one of the most influential attacking players in the Premier League.

Swansea had already braced themselves for interest in Sigurdsson, despite agreeing a new four-year contract with the Euro 2016 star last summer, a deal that made him the club’s highest-paid player and warded off £25m interest from Everton and Leicester.

Both sides were said to be preparing fresh moves for the former Spurs man this window, while West Ham were also linked as they sought a replacement for Dimitri Payet.

Sigurdsson’s seven goals and seven assists have seen him contribute to half of the side’s goals this season, with Clement admitting after his Swansea appointment he saw the club’s ability to keep hold of both the attacking midfielder and striker Fernando Llorente as vital to the club’s chances of fighting off relegation.

Swansea also saw off interest from Chelsea in Llorente this window, despite the Stamford Bridge club prepared to throw in fit-again defender Kurt Zouma as a makeweight.

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Swansea made four senior signings in the January window, spending around £17m to land Martin Olsson, Tom Carroll, Luciano Narsingh and Jordan Ayew while letting Neil Taylor leave for Aston Villa as part of the Ayew deal.

Narsingh made his debut in the 2-1 win over the Saints, a game attended by majority shareholders Steve Kaplan and Jason Levien.