Swansea City

Leon Britton: 'Swansea City job has come too soon for me'

By Daniel Lewis, Senior Reporter | 21 December 2017

Britton: 'Swansea job has come too soon'

Leon Britton says that he is "not looking to be the full-time manager" of Swansea City, having been placed in caretaker charge for the game against Crystal Palace.

Leon Britton has revealed that he will pass up the chance to manage Swansea City on a permanent basis as it has come at the wrong time.

The 35-year-old has been placed in caretaker charge following the sacking of Paul Clement, who left the Liberty Stadium with the club sitting at the foot of the Premier League table.

Long-serving midfielder Britton recently stepped into a player-coach role under Clement and, despite his lack of experience, has been tipped by some to guide the Swans out of the dropzone.

Speaking ahead of Saturday's home match against Crystal Palace, however, Britton was quick to rule himself out of the running.

"I don't think it is the right time for me to take the job on a permanent basis," he told reporters. "It is not to say I wouldn't take it in the future but I just think at this moment in time it is not the right move for me to become the permanent manager of Swansea.

"I've been asked to help the club out which is something I'll always do, but in terms of the immediate future I'm not looking to be the full-time manager."

Swansea are on the lookout for their fourth manager in 14 months, with Frank de Boer and Slaven Bilic understood to be in the frame.