Ryan Giggs says Swansea 'did not match his ambitions'

Ryan Giggs says he met with Swansea about becoming manager on several occasions

Former Manchester United winger Ryan Giggs said he passed up the opportunity to become Swansea City manager because the Premier League club did not match his ambitions.

Reports suggested Giggs was in line to replace recently sacked coach Francesco Guidolin at Swansea, but the Welsh club instead appointed American Bob Bradley earlier this month following the Italian's departure.

"I was enjoying a bit of travelling and I got a call off Swansea and I met them a couple of times," Giggs said on ITV on Saturday while serving as a pundit for England's win over Malta in a World Cup qualifier.

"In the end, there was just mixed messages from the football side and the ownership side of the club.

"I just felt their ambitions did not really match mine, so it didn't quite work out."

Bradley was introduced as Swansea's manager earlier this week

Swansea, who are 17th in the league standings on four points from their opening seven games, travel to Arsenal on October 15.

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