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Former Chelsea caretaker boss Roberto Di Matteo is now joint favourite to replace Garry Monk as Swansea City manager.

The Italian is tied with Marcelo Bielsa in the eyes of some bookmakers at 7/2 as the Swans' bid to strike a deal with the former Argentina coach runs into trouble.

A move for Bielsa appears further away than ever , and Swansea are bracing themselves to allow their current caretaker team, headed up by Alan Curtis, to carry on through Christmas as they ponder their next move.

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Di Matteo is almost certainly one of the options being considered, and the Italian is currently available after resigning from his role at FC Shalke in May.

He famously won the Champions League in 2012 after being appointed as Chelsea's caretaker manager following the departure of Andre Villas-Boas.

Jose Morais, the former Chelsea assistant to Jose Mourinho, is a figure thought to have been looked at by Jenkins and he is currently third in the betting at 4/1.

Current Chile boss Jorge Sampaoli, another being looked at by the Swans, is being reported as ready to resign his post next month. He is further down the betting at 20/1 - behind the likes of Gus Poyet, Dennis Bergkamp and Ryan Giggs.

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