Swansea in talks with Sheehan over long-term deal

After serving as caretaker manager successfully, Swansea City are in talks to appoint Alan Sheehan as their permanent head coach.

Sheehan, 38, has impressed since taking over as manager of the Championship club following Luke Williams’ departure in February.

Sheehan is currently in charge of Swansea’s two remaining matches of the season, Saturday at Millwall and Saturday at Oxford United.

However, Swansea is reportedly optimistic that negotiations will come to an agreement before the Oxford game, and that the long-term deal is progressing well.

Sheehan assumed control of the first five games before making a decision to stick with him until the end of the season in March.

He has always wanted the position, but he has repeatedly stressed that his ideas for how to proceed must align with the club’s goals.

Sheehan became the caretaker boss in December 2023 after joining Michael Duff’s backroom staff and assisting Swansea in accumulating 11 points from seven games prior to Williams’ appointment in January of last year.

After saying his farewells, he returned to the backroom team and took the top position once more.

Swansea was eight points clear of the bottom three in 17th place at the time, and relegation worries were mounting as a result of a run of seven league defeats.

However, they have since shown some remarkable form, moving them to 11th place in the table, 14 points clear of the drop zone, and six points clear of the top six.