The Premier League’s bottom team Swansea City have appointed Carlos Carvalhal as manager until the end of the season with an option of an extension, the Welsh club said on Thursday. Portuguese manager Carvalhal parted company with second-tier Sheffield Wednesday on Christmas Eve after two and a half years at Hillsborough, leading them to Championship play-offs in successive seasons but failing to take them into the top flight. The 52-year-old Portuguese replaces Paul Clement, who left the Welsh club earlier this month propping up the league after less than a year in charge. Swansea chairman Huw Jenkins said after landing Carvalhal: “We are very pleased with the appointment. He began his managerial career in 1998 at Espinho, the Portuguese club where he finished his playing career.

Source: New Strait Times December 28, 2017 15:00 UTC