Swansea manager job: Tony Pulis and Ryan Giggs among favourites to replace Paul Clement at Liberty Stadium
Swans swung the axe on Clement with the club rooted at bottom of Premier League
TONY PULIS and Ryan Giggs are among the favourites to replace Paul Clement as Swansea boss.
The Swans swung the axe on Clement, 45, with the club rooted at the bottom of the Premier League.
SunSport revealed Pulis - sacked by West Brom in November - is ready to return to former club Stoke should Mark Hughes be relieved.
But the 59-year-old is now just 8/11 with Paddy Power to instead be named Swansea chief.
Fellow Welshman Giggs is close behind at 3/1, with Ronald Koeman, Martin O'Neill and Michael O'Neill also in the mix.
Manchester United legend Giggs, 44, worked as a coach from 2013 under David Moyes and then Louis van Gaal at Old Trafford.
He was named interim manager following Moyes' sacking in April.
Clement, who has worked as a coach at Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, lasted just less than a year at the Liberty Stadium.
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Swansea will make a further announcement in the next 24 hours.
Club chief Huw Jenkins said: "To change the manager, especially at only the halfway point of the season, is the last thing we wanted to do as a club.
Odds Swan
Tony Pulis - 8/11
Ryan Giggs - 3/1
Ronald Koeman - 10/1
Martin O'Neill - 12/1
Michael O'Neill - 12/1
Brendan Rodgers - 16/1
Gary Neville - 14/1
Diego Simeone - 100/1
*Odds according to Paddy Power
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“We had three different manager last season and as a result we all wanted to give Paul as much time as possible to turn things around.
“But we felt we couldn’t leave it any longer and needed to make a change to give us the best chance of an uplift and a turnaround in fortunes with the club bottom of the Premier League.
“Paul has been at the club for 12 months and what he achieved in the second half of last season to keep us in the top flight was a tremendous feat.
“For that, and his effort and commitment this season, it goes without saying that the club thanks him for his work, together with Nigel (Gibbs) and Karl (Halabi).
“I have had an excellent working relationship with Paul and we are all, including the owners, surprised and disappointed it hasn’t worked out this season.
“We wish Paul every success in his career going forward.’’