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LIVERPOOL have rejected an £8m bid from Swansea for Joe Allen - with a number of Premier League clubs set to battle for his signature.

The Reds knocked back Swansea’s offer a week ago and Allen’s old club has not been back with an improved bid.

But other clubs are expected to show interest in light of Allen’s outstanding form during the European Championships.

Wales international team-mate and former Swansea clubmate Neil Taylor would love Allen back in South Wales.

After the Reds midfielder’s eye of a needle pass for Aaron Ramsey against Russia, Taylor said: “I was saying the other day if somebody else from another team had played that pass that Joe did through to Aaron Ramsey, if it was a Spanish player or somebody like that,

“And I know it has been raved about here, with Joe with how well he’s done. But Joey is very underrated.”

Gareth Bale was even more fulsome in his praise.

“I can’t really speak highly enough of him,” Bale said.

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“I think he does the dirty work that maybe goes unnoticed. But for us, we know how vitally important he is and how amazing he’s played. In the squad we appreciate him very much.

“Maybe he doesn’t get the headlines outside, but in the squad he gets them. He works his socks off every game and I’m sure he’ll go on to do incredible things in his career.”

That looks like being away from Anfield, with Allen having only one year left on his existing contract.

But with his Euro 2016 performances in the spotlight Liverpool are hoping to receive nearer to the £15m they spent on Allen in 2012.