Bradley to replace Guidolin at Swansea

Swansea City have announced that they have parted company with head coach Francesco Guidolin, replacing him with former United States manager Bob Bradley.

Guidolin leaves the Liberty Stadium after a disappointing start to the new season, with the Swans losing five of their last six Premier League matches having won their opening fixture of the season against Burnley.

Their last match was a 2-1 defeat at home to Liverpool on Saturday.

"We felt Francesco deserved his opportunity after the work he did last season," Swansea City chairman Huw Jenkins told swanseacity.net. "Unfortunately we have not been able to carry performances over from last season and we felt we needed to change things as soon as possible in order to move forward in a positive way."

Bradley, who has also managed Egypt, Chicago Fire and Stabæk, becomes the first American to manage in the Premier League.

He will take over at Swansea after leading his current club Le Havre in their fixture against Sochaux on Monday night.

The 58-year-old's first match in charge of Swansea will be at Arsenal on Saturday, 15 October.

"He is well aware of the club's footballing philosophy and will provide us with strong leadership qualities and a renewed belief to compete at this level," added Jenkins.

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