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Alan Pardew will go to £10million in his bid to land Ashley Williams, writes Tom Hopkinson in the Sunday People.

Crystal Palace boss Pardew, who was reunited with his old Newcastle midfielder Yohan Cabaye in a £12.8m deal earlier this month, has co-owner Steve Parish’s backing to splash the cash again.

And even though Pards knows he faces a huge battle to prise Williams away from Swansea, he remains hopeful an agreement can be reached.

Swans chief Garry Monk is determined to hold on to his dressing-room leader and will encourage chairman Huw Jenkins to resist any offers.

But the Eagles’ hope is that Swansea will find it impossible to turn down such a sum for the 30-year-old Wales defender.