Get the latest Swans news sent straight to your inbox Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email

Paul Clement’s position is not under threat, despite boardroom talks regarding Swansea City’s worrying form that has seen them plunge back into the Premier League’s bottom three.

Swansea’s alarming start to the season continued at the weekend when Brighton became the latest side to show up Clement’s side, inflicting a seventh defeat just 11 games into the campaign. Swansea had only lost eight games during Clement’s successful spell in the second-half of last season that saw the club avoid relegation.

It is that achievement that has still given Clement credit with the club hierarchy, who themselves came under fire from angry supporters during the 1-0 loss to newly-promoted Brighton.

There had been pre-emptive assurances before the game that there had been no thoughts given to axing the 45-year-old.

(Image: PA)

The manner of the latest defeat, where players looked stripped of confidence and Clement himself appeared shell-shocked after the final whistle, is understood to have seen lengthy telephone conversations held between chairman Huw Jenkins and US-based majority shareholders, Steve Kaplan and Jason Levien.

Although post-match debriefs with Jenkins and the American owners are common, the hour-long discussions nevertheless prompted questions whether Clement’s position was now under scrutiny.

But, though there is understandable concerns about the current situation, WalesOnline has been told that there is no suggestion that the former Real Madrid and Bayern Munich No.2 is in danger of losing his job.

(Image: Robert Melen)

Swansea face a fortnight before their next fixture when they visit Burnley on November 18. Clement will be backed to lift the squad’s confidence in that time, while the expected return to fitness of Martin Olsson and key summer signings Wilfried Bony and Renato Sanches are also seen as significant factors in his chances of reviving fortunes.

Clement insisted he had no doubts he would be able to turn around Swansea’s ailing form, particularly at the Liberty where frustration boiled over on Saturday following a fifth defeat in six Premier League home games.

Players are also thought to remain behind the manager appointed at the start of the year, while his coaching and training ground preparation is still praised by senior squad sources.

However, that is not being reflected on the pitch at the moment with the side struggling to offer any sign of progress and Clement will be expected to show the kind of impact he made following his initial arrival in South Wales.