Swansea chairman Huw Jenkins wants Ryan Giggs to be next manager

SWANSEA chairman Huw Jenkins is pushing for Ryan Giggs to be the club's new manager.

Ryan Giggs could take over at Swansea

 Starsport understands Jenkins is keen for the Manchester United legend to be given a chance after he was previously overlooked.

The Swans' American owners opted for countryman Bob Bradley, who sacked yesterday after just 85 days in charge at The liberty Stadium.

 Giggs would be a hugely popular choice for disillusioned fans and jenkins is believed to want the 43-year-old to be brought in quickly.

The former midfielder's management history spans just four matches in charge of United at the end of the 2013/14 season after David Moyes was sacked.

But Jenkins may be able to persuade new US owners Jason Levien and Steve Kaplan to consider Giggs this time after their disastrous experiment with Bradley backfire, with Swansea picking up just eight points out of a possible 33 since his arrival, conceding 29 goals in the process.

Huw Jenkins is backing Ryan Giggs for the Swansea job

 

Chris Coleman is also in contention for the Swansea job

Wales are increasing confident they can hold onto national boss Chris Coleman and with Swansea wanting to make an appointment as quickly as possible, Giggs could be the man.

Sacked Birmingham boss Gary Rowett has emerged as another candidate and Harry Redknapp and Martin Jol also threw their names in the ring, but are not thought to be under consideration.

Former England boss Roy Hodgson is also available and keen to get back into management but Levien and Kaplan are sure to be aware bringing him in is unlikely to popular with fans.

Bradley hit out yesterday over his sacking, telling talkSPORT: " I'm a little bit p****d. I don't think it's the correct dicision.

" I believe in my works and I certainly knew that I was going into a difficult situation.

" I also understand that when you go in the clock's already tricking, so it's not like you're expecting all sorts of time.

" The discussions we had always included the work that needed to be done in January -  we had talked about players.

" I'm frustrated because I feel like every place I've been, I've been able to put my stamp on the team in terms of the mentality and the tactics.

" I think they [ the board ] need to realise that the work was good and even though the results haven't been what we would have wanted, turning around a team at the bottom of the table and low on confidence is one of the most difficult things you can do as a manager.

"In the whole time that I've been here I have never made excuses, I've never thrown a player under the bus - I've taken responsibility because I believe that's how you lead.

" I think the discussions [ with the board over transfers ] were going in a good direction.

" I think that [ new US owner ] Jason [ Levien ] and Steve [ Kaplan ] understand that the team need to be improved and that means spending money in January to make it happen."