Ashley Williams ready to tell Swansea City he wants to move to Arsenal Williams has been one of Swansea's breakthrough stars during their two seasons in the Premier League, and with his 29th birthday looming the centre-back feels the time is right for a new challenge. Williams, who is also captain of his national team, has been in south Wales for five years and, having spent a large chunk of his career outside of the top flight, is conscious of the fact that he needs to make the most of the time he has left. Arsenal have shown interest in the Wales international but have baulked at Swansea's £10 million valuation, while two of Williams's former managers, Everton's Roberto Martínez and Liverpool's Brendan Rodgers, could also look to be reunited with him. Martínez was one of the first to spot Williams's potential to play at the highest level, spending £400,000 to sign him for Swansea from League Two's Stockport County, while Rodgers was a big admirer of both his ability on the pitch and his leadership skills as Swansea won promotion to the top flight. Arsenal had been heavily tipped to push through a transfer before the start of pre-season training, but that looks increasingly unlikely, and Arsène Wenger may be waiting to see whether Laurent Koscielny intends to stay at the Emirates Stadium before deciding whether to make an offer. Swansea have denied there have been any bids or enquiries for their captain, who signed a three-year contract in 2012, but that is likely to change in the coming weeks with Williams likely to inform manager Michael Laudrup of his desire to leave when he returns for pre-season training. "While there seems to be constant speculation about Ashley Williams, I can honestly say that I haven't had one call from anybody about him," Swansea chairman Huw Jenkins said.