Swansea set to sack manager Francesco Guidolin by the end of this week – talkSPORT sources

1 Guidolin was the first to fall victim to a dismissal early on in the 2014/15 season

Francesco Guidolin is on the brink of being sacked as Swansea boss, talkSPORT understands.

Senior figures at the club are understood to have lost faith in the Italian.

And, according to our sources, Guidolin could be axed by the end of the week.

The former Udinese boss arrived at the Liberty Stadium in January on a short-term contract.

After guiding the club to Premier League safety, Guidolin was handed a two-year deal in the summer.

Swansea began the new campaign with a 1-0 victory at Burnley, but they have failed to win since then and have taken just a point from their last five games.

The Welsh club’s American owners, Jason Levien and Steve Kaplan, are alarmed by their poor run of form.

And, following Saturday’s 3-1 defeat at home to Manchester City, they are now preparing to end Guidolin’s reign.