Swansea will name Paul Clement as their third manager of the season on Tuesday after the former Derby County manager agreed a 2½-year contract to replace Bob Bradley.
Clement is likely to be in the stands at Selhurst Park on Tuesday evening for the match with Crystal Palace having asked Bayern Munich to leave his role as Carlo Ancelotti’s assistant in order to take over at the Liberty Stadium. The 44‑year‑old will not travel to Doha for Bayern’s warm‑weather training camp having agreed a deal in principle running until 2019 with Swansea.
“Co-coach Paul Clement has asked FC Bayern Munich to hold talks with Premier League club Swansea City about a commitment as head coach,” read a statement on Bayern’s website. “Bayern’s head coach Carlo Ancelotti and the management board of FC Bayern Munich have fulfilled this wish.”
Clement, who has served as Ancelotti’s assistant at Chelsea, Paris Saint‑Germain and Real Madrid, will take over with Swansea bottom of the table having endured a fourth successive Premier League defeat against Bournemouth on Saturday. They trail 17th-placed Palace by four points, who are still looking for their first win under Sam Allardyce.
Allardyce’s attempt to appoint Clement as his assistant with England was blocked by Bayern in July because the club were not keen on him job-sharing and the now Palace manager has admitted the former teacher has gained significant experience from working at some of the world’s biggest clubs.
“It’s down to his coaching, his coaching of the players, organisation of the players and the experience he’s gained with Ancelotti,” said Allardyce. “Going into that position, I’ve been there many times before so I’m not going to shell out any advice now because I don’t want to give him anything he might be able to use. We’ll talk after the game by which time we’ve won hopefully, fingers crossed.”
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