Swansea City manager Michael Laudrup is determined to sit down with Joe Allen in a bid to keep him at the club.
The 22-year old Welsh winger is being pursued by Liverpool with former Swans boss Brendan Rodgers hoping to bring him to Anfield but Laudrup says he wants to keep him at the Liberty Stadium after the club reportedly rejected a £12.5million bids from the Reds.
"Joe Allen showed up today at the training ground, he did not train but I had a small chat with him, but we did not touch the subject right now," Laudrup said.
"I did not think it was the proper moment, but we will have to talk about that with the player to see what he wants so we can say something official, otherwise the rumours will go on until August 31, which is not in anyone's interest.
"On Wednesday he will be back in training with the other two guys who have been at the Olympics and then we will have some talks so it does not go on until the last day of the transfer window."
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