Ashley Williams News

SWANSEA City insist there has been no contact with Arsenal amid reports the Gunners are close to signing Ashley Williams.

The Arsenal hierarchy will back Wenger not just in terms of big money for transfers but also for contracts and they are capable of competing to sign Rooney.

Arsene Wenger was in need of a central defender and he wished to spend more on landing a striker so a cheaper defender option of around A 8 and A 10 million is perfectly what he wanted.

The Gunners skipper spent the final two months of the season sat on the bench as Laurent Koscielny and Per Mertesacker firmly established themselves as Arsene Wenger's preferred central defensive partnership.

IT pays to keep your focus in football, as Northwich Victoria's stadium announcer learned to his cost a couple of years ago when he introduced a minute's silence before an armistice-weekend game with FC United.

A new manager, the best signing in the Premier League in Michu, a magnificent cup win at Wembley, the most famous ballboy in the country and a couple of chants from fans that had supporters up and down the land chuckling.

HUW Jenkins has fired a warning shot to clubs thinking of bidding for Swansea City's players by declaring: "We do not need to sell." Ashley Williams, Michel Vorm and Michu are among Swansea's players who have attracted interest from other clubs this season.

ANGRY Chelsea fans have vented their fury at the prospect of signing Wayne Rooney - and are threatening to treat him in the same way as they did Rafa Benitez.

According to Swansea chairman Huw Jenkins, there have been no offers or contact of any sort from clubs about Williams's potential availability, while the player himself has been coy about his future.

AFTER ten months of football matches, transfer games begin, and Jonathan de Guzman is likely to be a central figure in Swansea City's negotiations this summer.

After 27 years of giving the hairdryer treatment to English officials, you'd expect the Premier League's referees to be glad to see the back of Sir Alex Ferguson.

Fulham rounded off their Barclays Premier League campaign with a first win in eight games as Swansea's memorable campaign concluded with a whimper at the Liberty Stadium.

SWANSEA City's players will gather with fans at the Liberty tonight to celebrate what will go down as probably the best season in the club's history.

Amid a carnival atmosphere at a rainy Old Trafford, Manchester United gave the retiring Alex Ferguson and Paul Scholes a perfect send-off in their final home match by beating Swansea 2-1 in the Premier League.

Swansea defender Ashley Williams will be privileged to be part of the send-off for the "Godfather" of British football, despite being on the end of a tongue-lashing from Sir alex Ferguson last time he faced Manchester United.

Brendan Rodgers has revealed that Martin Skrtel will not be leaving Anfield in the summer.

The Gunners are increasingly confident of signing the Swansea City centre-back this summer as they prepare a summer bid of around A 8m, having held initial discussions in April Goal.com correspondent Arsenal are closing in on the signing of Ashley Williams after holding a second round of talks with the player's representatives, Goal.com can reveal.

It was five months ago when Sir Alex Ferguson claimed, somewhat bizarrely, that Wales star Williams was lucky not to have killed Robin van Persie.

Arsenal hold a one-point edge over Tottenham with two matches left in the race for a Champions League berth.

Liverpool will have to pay at least A 10 million if they are to sign Swansea City central defender Ashley Williams this summer, according to Sky Sports .