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In-form Aaron Ramsey could be set to reclaim the Wales captaincy he lost nearly 12 months ago.

Ramsey was appointed Wales skipper by former manager Gary Speed but lost the armband after opening World Cup defeats to Belgium and Serbia last September.

A few weeks later current Wales boss Chris Coleman removed Ramsey from the post and named Swansea City’s Ashley Williams as his captain.

But Williams’ yellow card in Macedonia rules him out of Serbia’s visit to Cardiff on Tuesday night and Ramsey has emerged as a real contender to lead Wales out with Craig Bellamy close to bringing the curtain down on his international career.

“I’ve not spoken with him (the new captain) yet but I’m probably looking at two or three players with experience,” said Coleman.

“I’ve got to get it right, going forward also for the future.

“It’s unfortunate to lose Ash because he has been fantastic for us.

“He’s a big loss but whoever gets the armband is going to have to lead by example.”

Ramsey has been in sparkling early-season form for Arsenal, both scoring and creating goals, and was Wales’ best player in the 2-1 defeat in Macedonia.

The 22-year-old both won and converted the first-half penalty which gave Wales hope on an eventually disappointing night in Skopje.

“I can’t deny he’s not someone I’ve thought about (for the captaincy) because his form is magnificent,” said Coleman.

“I gave it to Ash last year because I thought he was on top of Aaron, who hadn’t got back to his form of before.

“I felt he was under a lot of pressure and that’s why I gave it to Ashley, who’s a natural born leader anyway.

“He was a good choice but I’ve always believed that Aaron would be captain again one day.

“He just had to concentrate on his own game and he’s been absolutely fantastic with Arsenal.”

“Then he comes with us and runs the game, and he just looks mentally and physically different to where he was last year.”