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Watford have become the latest club to be linked with a move for Swansea City defender Alfie Mawson.

The 23-year-old is target for Everton and West Ham, with the London Stadium club said to be ready to offer a package worth £25million for the services of the former Barnsley man, as well as Scottish champions Celtic, while Tottenham have previously shown interest.

Swansea are keen to retain the services of Mawson, who still has two-and-a-half years left on his contract at the Liberty Stadium, and they have held talks with the player and his representative over a new, improved deal as they look to stave off interest.

But Sky Sports claim the Hornets are ready to join the race for his signature.

Mawson has made 25 appearances in all competitions so far this season, scoring two goals, on the back of a summer where he impressed as England Under-21's reached the semi-finals of the European Championship.

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New Swansea boss Carlos Carvalhal had made clear his desire to keep hold of the defender at his unveiling, saying he did not feel he could afford to lose his better players given the club's predicament in the Premier League relegation fight.

"I think in this moment if we don't feel the team is strong we cannot make the team more weak," the Portuguese had said.

"All the players will be here at the end of the season and if we can work together and improve special things can happen."

Chairman Huw Jenkins had recently insisted there had been no contact from the Hammers over a move to add Mawson to David Moyes' squad.

“We have had no approach, no offers from West Ham on anything to do with Alfie,” Jenkins had said.

“The intentions are to keep every player and we are talking to Alfie and his agents (about a new contract).”

For his part Mawson has said his full focus is on the battle with relegation with Swansea bottom of the top-flight table and four points from safety ahead of Saturday's trip to fellow strugglers Newcastle.

"Whatever happens, happens. If offers come in then that is nothing to do with me. All I can do is affect my performances. I'm a Swansea player and I want to do well here," he told Sky Sports earlier this month.

"It is flattering to hear certain things but I have got to do what I can for this club. I'm contracted for another two-and-a-half years after this, whether that is in the Championship or hopefully in the Premier League, I am signed to be here so that's all it is at the moment, it's just talk."

Swansea are themselves interested in West Ham forward's Diafra Sakho and Andre Ayew.