Championship team told how much it'll cost to hire ex-Liverpool coach as manager

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Focus has now turned decisively toward Matos, presently managing Portuguese outfit CS Maritimo. It's believed that Swansea maintain considerable interest in the 37-year-old, who is understood to be receptive to returning to the United Kingdom and apparently minded to accept Swansea's proposal.

Football Insider has suggested Swansea are now in "advanced talks" with the ex-Liverpool coach. Matos possesses a €1M release clause, and Record suggests that Swansea is willing to trigger it.

This stance is echoed in Wednesday's edition of A Bola, which reports the Welsh team has already conducted talks with Matos but has been informed Maritimo will refuse to enter negotiations under any circumstances. Portuguese publication O Jogo also asserts that Maritimo has no plans to negotiate a compromise and will only release Matos if Swansea fulfil the buyout clause.