Aaron Ramsey is set to be used as a negotiating chip by Juventus in their attempts to bring back Paul Pogba, but the midfielder remains priceless for Wales.
There is little chance of Ramsey still being in Turin beyond the end of this season, with Juventus frustrated by his frequent injury problems, and Ramsey equally irritated by a training regime he believes stops him from producing his best.
Juve also need his high wages off the books if they are to have a chance of persuading Pogba to return from Manchester United.
Yet with captain Gareth Bale through injury, Wales are looking to Ramsey to boost their prospects of qualifying for the World Cup for the first time since 1958.