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Iceland stars all want to play in Premier League - Gylfi Sigurdsson

Iceland's Euro 2016 heroes all want to play in the Premier League, according to Swansea City midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson.

The tiny nation shocked the world with their performances in France as they qualified from their group and beat England 2-1 in the round of 16 before being knocked out by France in the quarterfinals.

Sigurdsson, who came through the ranks at Reading before joining Tottenham Hotspur and then Swansea, was a key part of Iceland's midfield and suggested that other Premier League clubs should be looking at some of his teammates.

"All of the players want to play in the Premier League," Sigurdsson said in quotes reported by The Guardian. "I think it's about being in the right place at the right time. If someone wants to take a chance then I would definitely say give them a go. They are good guys, good personalities and good players.

"It's been a fantastic three or four weeks for us and it's up to the players if they want to experience this again. We've got the qualifiers coming up for the Russia World Cup and I hope we can go all the way there. I'm pretty sure Heimir [Hallgrimsson] will do a good job even if it is sad seeing someone like Lars Lagerback leaving. He was part of something special."

Sigurdsson, 26, also revealed that he is happy at Swansea, despite interest from other clubs, and hopes to start talks over a new contract at the Liberty Stadium soon.

"We had a very good last few months as a team because we'd been pretty poor over the first half of the season," he said. "But we got better.

"I've got another couple of years left on my contract and I'm very happy, I'm not running away. There hasn't been any talks with Swansea yet because of the Euros but hopefully I'll get a call this week."

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