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Joe Ledley looks to have won his fitness race for Euro 2016 with the influential midfielder set to be named in Chris Coleman’s 23-man squad on Tuesday.

Ledley’s hopes of making it to France had seemed in real danger when he suffered a fracture of his leg in Premier League action for Crystal Palace.

But intensive rehab and close monitoring saw the 29-year-old respond well during the recent training camp in Portugal.

Wales boss Chris Coleman had always been eager to take Ledley with him to the nation’s first major finals in 58 years following his significant role during qualifying as well as his senior status in the dressing room, telling him he would give him until the last moment to prove his fitness.

But it had been made clear by the Wales management that Ledley had to show signs he could still make an impact in this summer’s tournament in the sessions in the Algarve.

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It appears Ledley has now done enough to be named in the 23-man squad, to be announced on Tuesday afternoon at the squad’s base at the Vale resort on the outskirts of Cardiff.

However, it is thought that stand-by players will still travel with the squad with Coleman able to make injury-enforced changes up to 24 hours before the opening match with Slovakia on June 11.

It is not clear which players have not made the final cut. Coleman took 29 players with him to Portugal while Gareth Bale will join up with the squad on Tuesday following his Champions League heroics with Real Madrid on Saturday.

Tom Bradshaw and Adam Henley withdrew with injury from that initial squad meaning five others are set to miss out, prompting difficult decisions and conversations for Coleman.