Stoke reject Swansea approach to re-sign Joe Allen as Welsh club prepare for life without Gylfi Sigurdsson
- Stoke have no desire to sell Joe Allen a year after buying him from Liverpool
- Mark Hughes bought the Welsh international to Stoke for £13m last summer
- Swansea are lining up bids for Wilfried Bony and Nacer Chadli
Stoke City have rejected an approach from Swansea City to re-sign Joe Allen.
Mark Hughes has no desire to sell the Wales international who cost Stoke £13m when he joined from Liverpool last summer.
Swansea, who sold Allen to Liverpool in 2012, failed in an attempt to sign the 27-year-old prior to him joining Stoke.
Stoke have rejected an approach from Swansea for their former player Joe Allen
Swansea have had a £10m bid rejected for former striker Wilfried Bony
Swansea have had a £10million bid for Wilfried Bony rejected by Manchester City and are lining up a bid for £20m-rated Nacer Chadli at West Bromwich Albion as they prepare to sell Gylfi Sigurdsson to Everton.
Confirming the approach, Stoke chief executive Tony Scholes told Radio Stoke: 'Swansea did inquire but we told them quite firmly we are not interested in any kind of sale.
'They made an enquiry, they're a decent club, we told them we aren't interested and that should be the end of the matter.
'Joe had a good season and we're hoping he will have an even better season this time.'
The Welsh club are preparing for life without star playmaker Gylfi Sigurdsson
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