Paul Clement is the front-runner to succeed Bob Bradley as Swansea City manager, sources close to the club have told ESPN FC.
Clement, who is first-team coach at Bayern Munich under Carlo Ancelotti, is the favoured candidate of Swansea's American co-owners Steve Kaplan and Jason Levien, the sources said.
Kaplan and Levien were impressed by Clement when they interviewed the 44-year-old prior to appointing Bradley in October and are ready to turn to the former Derby County manager.
He is regarded as one of the brightest young English coaches in the game and Kaplan and Levien believe he has the credentials to arrest Swansea's slump and guide them to safety.