Swansea’s chances of being led into action against West Ham on Saturday by the guy who came close to landing the Upton Park job back last summer are reportedly becoming increasingly thin.
The Mirror reports Marcelo Bielsa’s Liberty Stadium chances are receding after Swans chairman Huw Jenkins flew for talks with the former Marseilles boss on Sunday.
Bielsa was interviewed along with Slaven Bilic at David Sullivan’s Essex home last summer before being rejected in favour of our new boss.
Now his financial demands could yet scupper the hopes of leading the Welshman into action against the Irons on Sunday.
Jorge Sampaoli, the widely-respected Chile boss who is in dispute with his national association and is known to be under consideration along with former Argentine boss Alejandro Sabella, are also reported as being in the frame.