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Graham Potter is among the candidates Swansea City are expected to approach to try and steer the club back to the top-flight.

Current incumbent Carlos Carvalhal is to leave the Swans at the end of the season, with Sunday's finale against Stoke likely to confirm relegation to the Championship barring a remarkable set of results.

Potter, 42, is currently in charge of Swedish club FK Ostersunds, who has guided from the fourth tier of Swedish football to the top-flight, while former Wales boss Chris Coleman is also thought to be in the frame and there are suggestions he would be keen on the role.

This season, Potter has led Ostersunds to the last-32 of the Europa League, beating Galatasaray, Hertha Berlin, drawing with Atletico Madrid and giving Arsenal a scare by winning at the Emirates before eventually going out on aggregate.

He has previously considered by Swansea, initially as a potential candidate to join the club's coaching staff, and then twice for the manager's role, including in the wake of Garry Monk's departure.

He played for the likes of Southampton, West Brom, Birmingham and York City during his playing career, winning a solitary cap for England Under-21s.

He has won plenty of plaudits for his work in Sweden and his innovative coaching methods.

Former Wales boss and ex-Swansea defender Coleman is also set to be in the frame following his recent sacking by Sunderland.

Coleman has previously said he would feel unable to take charge of the Swans because his family still live in the city and he would not want them to feel any pressure if the job were not to go well.

But he may well be interested after seeing his spell at the Black Cats end after just six months.

However, Coleman is known to delegate aspects of hands-on coaching to his backroom staff whereas Swansea prefer their head coach or manager to have direct hands-on control.

Swans' Under-23 coach Cameron Toshack is known to have his admirers given the work he and Gary Richards have done with the age-grade side and as part of the first-team set-up during Leon Britton's tenure as caretaker manager.

The bookmakers also have the likes of Alan Pardew, Dean Smith and Frank de Boer in the running.