Wales recall approach 'excites' Allen - Williams

Head coach Luke Williams says Swansea City midfielder Joe Allen is "excited" by talks of a imaginable Wales return aft confirming an attack from Wales coach Craig Bellamy.

Allen, 34, won 74 Wales caps earlier retiring from world work successful 2023 to attraction connected his nine shape and fitness.

When asked astir reports that Bellamy had spoken to Allen astir a return, Williams said: "I judge so. I wholly understand why because Joe's a awesome subordinate who still has a batch to offer. So I deliberation it tin only beryllium a bully thing."

“We person had a chat," Williams added. "I deliberation it's thing that really excites him. But I deliberation betwixt myself and Joe we're not picking nan [Wales] squad. So it's a speech astatine nan moment. It's a flattering conversation. I'm surely supporting Joe, but astatine nan infinitesimal it's conscionable a conversation.

"If he does get called up past fantastic, but if not moreover conscionable nan interaction and nan telephone telephone has been really positive."

Williams says he sees "nothing negative” if Allen does take to nexus up pinch Wales again but stressed that a determination has not yet been made by nan player.

The Swans coach says talks betwixt Bellamy and Allen were conducted precocious and that nan Wales leader has watched a batch of nan seasoned midfielder successful nan Championship truthful acold this season.

"I deliberation Craig will evidently beryllium much than alert of Joe," Williams said.

"He's been astatine a fewer of our games, I believe. So he will person seen immoderate crippled clip pinch Joe arsenic well,” added Williams.

"So I judge it's a reasonably caller thing. But I deliberation everybody knows nan value of Joe Allen and what he tin do. If you tin spot him connected nan transportation successful a Championship game, you cognize that he's fresh for intent and he's fresh to play.

"I can't spot thing antagonistic astir it I think, because it would beryllium a immense boost for him. I've been very unfastened astir really unthinkable I deliberation nan set-up is astatine nan infinitesimal pinch nan nationalist squad and nan much of our players that tin beryllium progressive successful that nan better."

Williams says Wales work has been bully for his different players, specified arsenic Liam Cullen and Ollie Cooper.

"I deliberation nan guys that went to nan past campy came backmost successful a really affirmative framework of mind," he added.

"I deliberation Craig and his squad really return clip to look aft nan players individually because they cognize that nan clubs person different training schedules and nan players are successful different places. Some person played much shot aliases little shot and request individual programmes, and they've been very accommodating pinch that.

"Joe will beryllium nary different. Joe will beryllium looked aft and successful a very master way. So I deliberation it's only positive, really."

An Allen u-turn would beryllium a awesome boost for Wales and Bellamy particularly owed to nan injury of skipper and chap midfielder Aaron Ramsey.

However Williams does not expect Allen to play galore 90-minute matches owed to his age.

“I deliberation astir apt nan point that's changed is he was very overmuch a starting subordinate for Wales and was expected to effort and play 70 minutes each week [in nine football],” said Williams.

“I deliberation that's changed somewhat, and I deliberation nan skipper [Matt Grimes] is simply a machine, not moreover judge if he's human, past Goncalo [Franco] has taken to life successful nan Championship, past you person Jay Fulton, a beast of a man that tin play and churn retired minutes.

“Joe's successful location pinch arsenic overmuch value arsenic anyone, of course. Incredible quality, but probably, it's adjacent to say, isn't arsenic capable to smash retired nan minutes arsenic overmuch arsenic these guys.

“I don't deliberation this is simply a distraction for him, but is simply a invited alteration of scenery and chance to beryllium re-invigorated. I don't deliberation Craig is really reasoning that Joe's going to person to play 2 games for 90 minutes during nan world break. I don't deliberation so. I deliberation [Ethan] Ampadu would astir apt person thing to opportunity astir that arsenic well”.