Swansea City manager Garry Monk has made it vehemently clear that he is not about to sell his best players.

Ecuadorian winger Jefferson Montero has been linked with German giants Bayern Munich recently while captain Ashley Williams remains a target for a number of Premier League clubs, including Everton, who are preparing for the potential exit of Chelsea mark John Stones.

However, Monk says he has worked too hard to build his squad and has absolutely no plans to get rid of any key members in the current transfer window.

"It took me a long time to get the side to what I wanted it to be," Monk said. "We're not the finished article but we're getting nearer and nearer and this year is another step forward.

"To let that hard work go to waste would be criminal. This is the squad I want to go forward with and it is the squad we will go forward with, no-one is for sale and we're looking forward to the season.

"Ask any one of those players and they're looking forward to being with Swansea this season because we're trying to create something here."