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Francesco Guidolin has been sacked by Swansea, with American Bob Bradley appointed new manager.

Guidolin leaves the Liberty Stadium after less than nine months in the role.

Bradley, 58, will be the first American to manage in the Premier League.

He will take charge of one final Le Havre game against Sochaux on Monday evening before joking Swansea.

“We are delighted Bob has agreed to join us,” Huw Jenkins, Swansea chairman, said in a statement on the club’s website=.

“He is highly regarded as a coach and has a wealth of experience on the international and domestic front.

“He is well aware of the club’s footballing philosophy and will provide us with strong leadership qualities and a renewed belief to compete at this level.

“It is never easy changing managers, but we are looking at a long-term appointment and we are confident Bob can settle us down and stabilise matters on and off the pitch.

“We are obviously disappointed to part company with Francesco. We felt he deserved his opportunity after the work he did last season.

“Unfortunately we have not been able to carry performances over from last season and we felt we needed to change things as soon as possible in order to move forward in a positive way.

“We would like to thank Francesco and his staff for their services to the club and wish them well for the future.”

Guidolin kept Swansea in the Premier League after replacing Garry Monk last season, overseeing a run of six wins and two draws from their final 11 games.