Josh Key: Luke Williams eyes new Swansea City deal for ‘Gareth Bale-type’ player

“As you can imagine, we talk about the squad all the time. We have had conversations already and we’ve all recognised his level of performance,” Williams said.

“We have a little bit of a break in the schedule [for the current international break] so potentially this is a good time, because it can be distracting for the players.

“We have a little bit more calm so it might be a good time for us to talk a bit more.”

Having lost the likes of Ryan Manning and Joel Latibeaudiere in recent seasons after their contracts were allowed to run down, Swansea are in the process of trying to convince Harry Darling and Ben Cabango to sign new deals before their current agreements expire next summer.

Williams says he “certainly wouldn’t want” Swansea to face “that sort of scenario” with Key, hence the desire to hold contract talks now rather than further down the line.

“He’s an exciting player,” Williams added. “He’s supposed to be playing right-back but I don’t think anyone told Josh that.

“He looks to me like he’s enjoying his football but he’s concentrating – he’s focused on the game, he’s not out there playing like a free spirit.

“But he’s confident in his ability. I think he’s performing at a very high level and he’s a very exciting player to watch.”