• Englishman will become Swans’ fifth manager in 19 months • Compensation package already agreed with Östersund

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Swansea are set to appoint Graham Potter as their manager after finalising a compensation package with the Swedish club Östersund for his services.

Potter – a former defender with Birmingham, Stoke and York among others – has been in charge of Östersund since December 2010 but the 43-year-old Englishman will complete a move to south Wales next week.

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He would become the club’s fifth manager in 19 months, after Carlos Carvalhal’s departure was confirmed following relegation from the Premier League. Potter took over at Östersund in December 2010 and has guided them from the fourth to the top tier.

They also won the Swedish Cup in 2017 to qualify for last season’s Europa League, reaching the last 32 before losing 4-2 on aggregate against Arsenal, who they defeated 2-1 at the Emirates Stadium.

“Swansea City can confirm a compensation package has been finalised with Östersund for the services of Graham Potter,” the club said in a statement. “The club has also agreed personal terms with Potter along with his assistant Billy Reid and recruitment analyst Kyle Macauley, who are set to join him at the Liberty.”

Apart from Carvalhal, Paul Clement, Bob Bradley, Francesco Guidolin and Garry Monk have been Swansea managers since 2014.