Hull sack manager Phelan as Clement checks in at Swansea

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Premier League relegation strugglers Hull City sacked manager Mike Phelan on Tuesday, the club said on Twitter.

“The club can announce this evening that it has parted company with Head Coach Mike Phelan,” Hull said.

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“The search for a replacement has begun and an announcement will be made in due course.”

As Phelan was leaving his manager’s office, Paul Clement signed a two-and-a-half year contract  to take over as manager of Swansea City, replacing Bob Bradley.

Clement, 44, has been assistant manager at Bayern Munich to Carlo Ancelotti, with whom he also worked at Chelsea, Paris St Germain and Real Madrid.

In his only managerial job, however, the Englishman lasted less than a year at Championship (second tier) Derby County, who sacked him last February.

Swansea were reported to have interviewed him before appointing Bradley in October. The American was dismissed just before Christmas, having won only two of his 11 games since taking over from Francesco Guidolin.