Swansea To Appoint Matos As Maritimo Confirm Move

Swansea City are adjacent to appointing Vitor Matos arsenic their caller caput coach, pinch his existent nine Maritimo confirming his departure.

Former Liverpool elite improvement coach Matos emerged arsenic Swansea's apical target aft they missed retired connected Kim Hellberg, who is poised to return complete astatine Middlesbrough.

Matos, 37, has only been a caput coach since taking complete astatine Portuguese second-tier nine Maritimo successful June.

But having grounded to name Hellberg, Swansea person decided Matos is nan champion campaigner to win Alan Sheehan, who was sacked past week.

In a statement connected Instagram,, external Maritimo said: "Coach Vitor Matos will time off CS Marítimo to return complaint of Swansea City, aft nan nine activated a €1 cardinal (£881,900) merchandise clause connected Friday.

"The green-and-red nine expresses its sincerest gratitude for nan professionalism, dedication, and publication he made during his clip serving Marítimo.

"We wish Vitor Matos nan top individual and master occurrence for his future."

Matos, who hails from Portugal, worked successful Porto's younker set-up earlier joining Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool unit successful 2019.

He spent 5 years astatine Anfield earlier leaving nan Merseyside giants alongside Klopp and adjunct leader Pep Lijnders successful 2024.

Matos past joined Red Bull Salzburg arsenic number 2 to Lijnders, but nan duo were relieved of their duties by nan Austrian nine aft only six months successful charge.

Matos, who studied for his pro licence pinch nan Football Association of Wales, signed a two-year statement astatine Maritimo successful nan summer.

Maritimo, who were relegated from Portugal's apical section successful 2023 aft almost 4 decades astatine nan highest level, vanished 12th past season, but presently beryllium 3rd having won six of their 11 convention games nether Matos.

Swansea are thought to person spoken to a fistful of imaginable bosses since Sheehan's exit, but erstwhile caput coach Russell Martin was not among them.

Martin was willing successful returning to Wales, but Swansea's level opted against speaking to nan erstwhile Southampton and Rangers boss.