MANCHESTER UNITED LEGEND Ryan Giggs has ruled himself out of the running for the vacant manager’s job at Premier League strugglers Swansea following the dismissal of Paul Clement.
With the Swans looking for a third boss in less than 12 months, Giggs had been talked about in relation with the role along with Ronald Koeman, Tony Pulis and Louis van Gaal.
Giggs was asked if he was interested in managing a club he was linked with before Bob Bradley was appointed in October 2016.
“No. I’ve spoken to them before, last time before they appointed Bob Bradley,” Giggs told Sky Sports.
Giggs said the sales of Gylfi Sigurdsson and Fernando Llorente in the summer had weakened the Swansea squad.
“I don’t know, I’m not in the club but obviously over the years (it has been) a really well-run club, (who) play the right way and are an established Premier League team,” said Giggs.
“But it’s tough now, you see the teams down there. It gets tougher each year. They lost good players, didn’t they? They lost Sigurdsson, they lost Llorente, and probably never replaced them. That’s always a problem.”
Giggs served as caretaker boss at Manchester United in 2014 following the sacking of David Moyes and was assistant manager under Van Gaal.
But despite being linked with a number of jobs, he has not managed to find a role since leaving United in 2016.
Clement saved Swansea from relegation after being appointed in January but his departure was confirmed less than 48 hours after the 3-1 loss at Everton on Monday — Swansea’s ninth defeat in 11 games.
Swansea on Thursday announced that long-serving midfielder Leon Britton, who has been part of the coaching staff, had been put in caretaker charge and would oversee Saturday’s match against Crystal Palace.
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Wouldn’t say Swansea are too worried…..
@Conor Mc Lysaght: i would there going down.
I’d also like to take this opportunity to rule myself out.
Why does he think he should be in the running for the job? The man is deluded, 4 matches as utd manager and he thinks he should walk into top jobs, what a clown
@Let free speech live: he’s right, if you went for a job interview and they turned you down and hired 2 other people before you would and them sack them and then after that give you the job why would you want to be candidate number 3!
@Paul Friday Shannon: I think he was talking in general, not the Swansea job.
@Paul Friday Shannon: Swansea haven’t even approached him but he thinks he is in the running for it? The guy has not been a proper football manager, and the 2 guys he assisted ended up with the sack. Yet he thinks he should walk into a Premier league job, that is delusional.
@Let free speech live: where does it say that he thinks he should walk into all the top jobs or when has he ever said that. Who’s the clown now !
@Let free speech live: he was asked a question in an interview having been approached before about the job. Surely ‘you’re not that Delusional ‘ to think he’s just come out and said this for the sake of it.
@Buddy Bud: love that line from Man Utd fans all the time…. He was asked a question…. Yet that logic never applies to any other person not connected to Man Utd.
@Graham: love how you never add anything to he comment section
@thatsnotme: He did an interview with sky back in Oct telling anyone who would listen he wanted the Everton job or the Leicester job. Is that not him saying he is good enough for the top jobs? So ask who the clown is now.
@Buddy Bud: What is delusional is he thinks Swansea are not good enough for him. He could have said it would be a great job but wrong time but not giggs, he says they sold good players so he is not interested.
@Let free speech live: he’s doing what most other people do in that situation. Giving them
The two fingers!
@Let free speech live: you still are as you’re just twisting it to suit your pathetic opinion and spin.
@Let free speech live: now rush back with some dribble about facts that actually only exist in your head and tell everyone how you’re schooling people here, like the attention seeking idiot that your are. Yes I am now at that level of idiot calling as it suits you.
@thatsnotme: Butt hurt much? It is on the sky sports website so not in my head at all. But if that upsets you so be it. I however refuse to stoop to your level, I left the name calling in the school yard many years ago but you drive on if it makes you feel better. Btw, no schooling here as this is just a difference of opinion. You will know when you have been schooled.
@thatsnotme: Kinda comes across that he’s got a sense of entitlement with jobs though..like with the Welsh job last week
@Let free speech live: never have I or will I ever be schooled by you or the likes of you.
@thatsnotme: Time will tell kid.
@Let free speech live: Kid ? LMAO give it your best shot. I will enjoy this.
@thatsnotme: what?
@thatsnotme: By the looks of it, you must of skipped school.
@thatsnotme: It’s not how it works.
@Micky: You too Micky as your comment says must OF instead of must HAVE.
@thatsnotme: so, when his opinion differs from yours, it’s pathetic, but your cock and bull story is the bible and must be believed? Get over it kiddo…
Makes sense, really. Zidane under pressure. Sure Perez might be calling Giggs next week begging him to be their man to make it three in a row!
So he wants to walk into a premier league side that is all ready set up for him and all he has to do is babysit..
It still makes me smile as to how deluded MUFC were when they thought they’d let giggs sit on the bench as assistant manager for a few years and then BOOM !!! He’d be the next Ferguson and keep United’s reign as top team in England going. Didn’t work out too well in the end
Why doesn’t he get his Spurs in lower leagues or league of Ireland or Scottish , then he might have some form if he was successful to take with him . As of now he hasn’t cut it anywhere !
I never fancied her anyway……unless it was my sister in law
@Macker: When there is an article about Giggs, there’s always some idiot who makes a comment about his sister-in-law. Today, you are that idiot Macker. Congratulations.
@Sloop John G: kind of like any story with Luis Suarez, and that dozen idiots of the day moment….
@Sloop John G: in fairness though, Man Utd tried hard to shield that story, but have no issue with anyone else who did it….. Even Rooney…. They let him suffer….
@Graham: When the media get hold of a “juicy” story that can humiliate anybody in the public eye, it’s like an avalanche, nothing can stop it. It’s like they expect public figures to be beyond reproach but they’re human like the rest of us.
Ryan giggs unreal player but unfortunately will never be likewise at management and he knows it .