Bayern Munich have allowed assistant manager Paul Clement to hold talks over the Swansea City job, the German champions have confirmed.
Sources had told ESPN FC in recent days that Clement, who had previously worked as Carlo Ancelotti's assistant at Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid, was the front-runner to replace Bob Bradley at the Liberty Stadium.
Paul Clement has been given permission to conduct talks with @SwansOfficial. pic.twitter.com/BMYF0bVaEU
- FC Bayern English (@FCBayernEN) January 2, 2017
Bayern announced on Monday that Clement would not travel to Doha for the club's winter training camp after they and Ancelotti had accepted his desire to speak to Swansea.