Overview
- Multiple outlets say Vitor Matos has emerged as the leading candidate, with Football Insider reporting advanced talks and no official appointment yet.
- At 37, Matos manages Maritimo in Portugal’s second tier and previously served as an elite development coach under Jürgen Klopp at Liverpool after earlier work in Porto’s setup.
- Swansea dismissed Alan Sheehan on 11 November following four wins in their first 15 Championship games, marking a poor start that accelerated the search.
- Initial target Kim Hellberg is now strongly linked with Middlesbrough, and former Swansea boss Russell Martin is viewed as an option with no approach reported.
- Swansea aim to have a permanent head coach in place for Bristol City on 22 November, with Darren O’Dea, Kristian O’Leary, Richard Stearman and Martyn Margetson leading training in the interim.