SWANSEA CITY are thinking about asking Tony Pulis to keep them in the Premier League.
With struggling boss Paul Clement on the brink of losing his job the Welsh club are looking for a firefighter to save their season.
Clement has won just two league games and the rock bottom Swans host Pulis’ old team West Bromwich on Saturday.
Pulis, 59, was sacked by West Bromwich on November 20 and there is talk of him succeeding Chris Coleman as the next Wales manager.
But The Mirror reports that Swansea fear they are facing the drop and want Pulis’ experience and know-how to pull them out of danger.
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Pulis has never been relegated as a manager — his last two jobs saw him save both Crystal Palace and then the Baggies when they were struggling in mid-season.
And the Welshman certainly fancies another lucrative job at the highest level.
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Clement kept them up last time around but now there are rumours of a split in the dressing room and discourse all round the Liberty Stadium.
But he said: “It’s not a dressing room in mutiny or in chaos.
“I’ve experienced dressing rooms that have grown apart from their manager and that can be difficult to get back. I have no feeling like that.
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“Internally, everyone’s working in the same direction. If there’s any pressure, any talk that I’m not going to be here, it’s from external sources. It’s not from within.
“I’ve had positive conversations with the owners and the communication lines are open.
“We know we’re in a difficult position, but we’re all working together to make it right.”
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