Swansea City sack Michael Laudrup

Sacked- Michael Laudrup

Swansea City have confirmed that they have sacked their manager Michael Laudrup after an indifferent season.

Club chairman Huw Jenkins stated: “It is a decision we have taken reluctantly, but it’s a decision made in the best interests of Swansea City Football Club and our supporters.

“It is the first time in nearly 10 years that the club has parted with a manager in this way, but we had to remove the constant uncertainty surrounding the club and Michael’s long term future with us.

“I had a meeting with Michael today in a final attempt to support him and establish a way to improve the work of the backroom team to secure the results we need over the final 14 Premier League games.

“However, after thinking long and hard about the best way forward, I felt it was unlikely we would achieve a stable environment at the club to allow us to get back to basics and produce the performance levels that have served Swansea City so well over the last few years.

“Now we need to put that uncertainty behind us and move forward as a united football club on all fronts, while placing on record our gratitude to Michael for the work he has done over the last 18 months and wish him well for the future”, he added.

The Dane had led Swansea to their first trophy last season as well as to the 2nd round of the Europa league this season, however, Swansea have struggled to find consistency in the league and find themselves in the bottom half of the table.