Paul Clement appears to have taken Swansea job after Bayern Munich unveil Carlo Ancelotti’s new assistant

BAYERN MUNICH have confirmed Paul Clement will take the Swansea job by naming his replacement.

The English coach joined the Bundesliga side as assistant boss in the summer but has been strongly linked with the vacant manager’s job at the Liberty Stadium.

And Bayern have announced that Clement, 44, has now been released from the club after expressing his desire to join the Welsh strugglers.

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First-team coach Hermann Gerland will take over as boss Carlo Ancelotti’s No2.

In a statement on the club’s website, Bayern chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge said: “Paul has been a professional, loyal and capable coach for us.

“We did not want to stand in his way of becoming a manager in the Premier League. We wish him all the best for the future.”

Clement will replace Bob Bradley at Swansea after the American was axed after just 11 games as boss.

The Swans are currently sitting bottom of the league after four defeats in a row. They play fellow strugglers Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Tuesday night.

Clement is highly regarded in European football and followed Ancelotti from Chelsea to Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid.

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Last season, he was finally given the chance to prove himself as Derby offered him the role of manager, following the sacking of Steve McClaren.

But he was dismissed with the Midlands club in fifth place in the Championship, with a record of 14 wins, 12 draws and seven losses.