Wales would be mad to let Coleman go – Gunter

Chris Gunter feels it would be "crazy" for Wales to lose manager Chris Coleman after this summer's European Championships. Coleman's current deal expires after Euro 2016 and the 45-year-old has opened talks on a new deal. But the former Fulham and Real Sociedad boss said he was "apart" from the FA of Wales after those initial discussions. Talks will resume following Wales's friendly against Ukraine in Kiev today, and Gunter said it was imperative that a new deal was agreed for Coleman to lead Wales into the 2018 World Cup qualifiers. "I'm sure if you asked every player they would love the manager to stay," the Wales defender said. "I'm sure the FA are doing everything they can to make sure he stays, because it would be crazy if we lost our manager after what's happened over the last two years. "His record and what he's done stands alone of what we've achieved. He's been a bigger part of that than probably any single player. "I've never seen a group of players where every single one respects the manager as we do." Wales head to Kiev on the back of Thursday's 1-1 home draw with Ireland when Coleman's depleted side were only spared defeat by Simon Church's last-minute penalty. The...

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