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Swansea City have been tipped for a rocky season by a host of Premier League pundits, with respected Sky Sports analyst Jamie Carragher predicting the they will be relegated.

Carragher believes the Swans will finish in the bottom three alongside newly-promoted Hull City and Burnley.

The Liverpool legend has not offered any explanation for the grim prediction in the Daily Mail, and he appears to be the only high-profile pundit tipping Francesco Guidolin's men for the drop.

However, pundits and journalists across the board believe Francesco Guidolin's side will struggle to achieve anything better than a bottom-half finish.

Here's a round-up of what's being said...

Jamie Carragher's full predictions

Champions: Man City

Top four: Chelsea, Man United, Liverpool

Relegated: Swansea, Hull, Burnley

Martin Keown (BBC and Daily Mail pundit)

"Swansea city would be more than happy to finish 12th again, given how little they have added to the team so far. I think they'll be in for a rough ride.

"They have lost their captain, top scorer (Andre Ayew), top passer (Ashley Williams), most accurate shooter (Alberto Paloschi) and best chance converter (Ayew) from last season in one transfer window.

"Fernando Llorente will add plenty of know-how up front but his form tailed off at Juventus and Sevilla over the past few seasons."

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Paul Merson (Sky Sports)

"I have put Swansea (15th), Watford (16th) and West Brom (17th) in the bottom six and all three of them could finish in the bottom three. I would be surprised if there's more than three points between those sides at the end of the season."

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Phil McNulty (BBC)

"Fernando Llorente will hope to enjoy an Indian summer to his career in South Wales after the 31-year-old Spain striker arrived from Sevilla, while Atletico Madrid's Borja Baston is the man to replace Andre Ayew, who has moved to West Ham.

The loss of captain Ashley Williams to Everton is a serious blow but still expect a solid, if unspectacular, season from Swansea. Prediction? 15th."

The Guardian football writers

"The jury remains out on Guidolin. Appointed when Swansea were in the relegation zone in January, he helped the club finish 10 points clear of the drop and earned a two-year contract. When asked recently what his target for this season was, he replied: 'Forty points. And if it is possible, to play well.'

"At least the Italian is under no illusions as to the size of the task. Swansea have had a bad week, but underneath it all there is the bones of a good football team. If Guidolin is to get anywhere near his target or repeat last season’s 12th-placed finish, a few more additions are essential to help replace Williams and co, and with such a small squad, Llorente, Bastón, Van der Hoorn and Fer have to hit the ground running, or Swansea will surely face the drop."

The Mirror football writers

The Mirror have got together more than 20 of their football writers across the country and asked them for their season predictions, with the majority tipping the Swans for relegation alongside Burnley and Hull City.

In total, 15 of the 24 writers surveyed said the Swans will go down.

Daily Telegraph

The Telegraph predict a 15th-placed finish for the Swans and highlight the strengths and weaknesses they have going into the new season.

They say: "Their midfield is their strength but the departure of Ashley Williams will leave a gaping hole in the Swansea defence, with the club losing their leader, organiser and someone who has been nothing but a stalwart."