Chris Coleman in demand as Swansea and Aston Villa circle
Relegation threatened clubs are looking at the Wales boss to take over their clubs after he leads his nation to Euro 2016 in France
SWANSEA are ready to take advantage of Chris Coleman’s contract stand-off to pounce for the Wales boss.
Coleman’s talks with the FA of Wales chiefs have broken down and opened the door for him to leave after Euro 2016.
And Premier League strugglers Swansea, poised to part company with boss Francesco Guidolin at the end of the season, are poised to make a move.
Rock-bottom Aston Villa, set for relegation and with chief Remi Garde on the brink, are also interested in former Fulham boss Coleman.
The Welshman could also be tempted by a return to Spain, where he was in charge of Real Sociedad.
Coleman, 45, is a man in demand after guiding his country to their first major tournament since 1958.
The FAW are set to up their offer after discussions stalled when Coleman turned down a two-year deal and an increase, thought to be 15 per cent, on his current wages.
Over the weekend it was revealed that talks had not progressed and Coleman said: “Ideally, it will be done before we go to the tournament — but if we don’t agree then it won’t be done.”
After a successful Euro qualifying campaign, top managers would expect a four-year offer.
And the ambitious Coleman could be tempted by a return to club football.
Swansea are confident they can bounce back next term after this season’s flirtation with the drop zone.
Meanwhile, Coleman has banned WAGs from Wales’ team hotel at Euro 2016. The Dragons boss is determined his players are to have no distractions in France.
No wives, girlfriends or families will be allowed at the base in Dinard during the group stages.
As well as facing England in Lens on June 16, Wales play Slovakia and Russia during an intense ten-day period.
Coleman’s family-free zone means his own wife and Sky Sports presenter Charlotte will be absent from the team’s base.
But Wales’ players, who face Northern Ireland in a friendly on Thursday night in Cardiff, will be told this week that if they qualify for the latter stages they will be allowed a family day.
Coleman said: “We’ve decided there will no family, wives or girlfriends in the hotel in the first period of the group stage.
“We have three games in ten days and there will not be the time to think about anything other than what we have in front of us.
“We will be preparing, travelling, playing, travelling, recovering and preparing again.
“After the group there is a six-day period. If we make it, we will have a chance to spend time with the family.
“It’s no good people saying we’ll be in camp for so long and they will miss people, we have to do it properly.
“We’ve waited long enough to go through a bit of cabin fever. That includes myself and my own family.
“I’m sure the players and the families will understand we have three games in a short space of time to do the business and make the country proud. It’s a small sacrifice.”
Coleman turns 46 a day before Wales’ opener on June 11 against Slovakia in Bordeaux.
But Cookie added: “My birthday won’t happen. I won’t be thinking about that. I won’t be thinking about anything other than the three games.”