Struggling Swansea sack Paul Clement after nearly a year at the club

• Welsh side bottom of the Premier League after string of poor results
• Manager joined from Bayern Munich where he was assistant coach

Paul Clement has been sacked by Swansea after almost a year in charge of the Welsh club. Swansea were left rooted to the bottom of the Premier League after defeat at Everton last week and the board finally lost patience.

Clement saved Swansea from the drop last season after taking up his post in January when the club were in the relegation zone but has presided over a series of poor results this campaign. He joined from Bayern Munich where he was assistant coach and had previously been manager at Derby. Clement’s assistants, Nigel Gibbs and Karl Halabi, have also left the Welsh club.

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