Here’s a round-up of the latest news from Swansea City for Thursday 4th January.

Williams should be introduced

Luke Williams will be unveiled as Swansea City’s next manager.

The Swans are currently finalizing the details of a deal that will see them pay a hefty six-figure fee to bring Williams from Notts County to South Wales.

It is understood he is likely to be confirmed as Swansea’s new manager this evening.

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Williams will bring trusted assistant Ryan Hurley with him to the Swansea.com Stadium, while Alan Sheehan will step down as interim manager to also take his place in a revamped coaching team.

Williams may look to his former employers for new additions to his team as he looks to make his mark in SA1.

Once confirmed, the move would mark Williams’ return to the club, having worked under former manager Russell Martin until his departure in February 2022. A few months later he took charge of Notts County and led the Magpies to promotion of the National Club. . League until the playoffs.

Since then, County have risen to fifth in League Two and Williams, who has been on the radar for some time, has been identified as the best candidate to take the Swans forward.

This ended what had been a long search since Michael Duff’s release on December 4th. If all goes well, Williams could train on Friday ahead of this weekend’s FA Cup third round match against Morecambe.

Williams’ move is confirmed

Peterborough United manager Darragh McAnthony has backed Swansea’s “great move” for Luke Williams.

McAnthony, who is also a regular on talkSPORT, showed his support for the move on Wednesday night, shortly after it emerged the two sides were in advanced talks.

He wrote on social media: “If this happens… it’s a big step. I’m impressed that they’ve been there for so long considering the style of football they play. Well done, Swans.”

Wright’s joy as the youngster reaches the World Cup final

Anthony Wright says he is very proud of Swansea City’s youth team after they booked their place in the MG Nathaniel Cup final by beating Cardiff Met on penalties in Llandora.

After the draw ended goalless, the Swans won 5-4 on penalties, with goalkeeper Remy Mitchell being the hero with a crucial save to deny Thomas Vincent a goal.

The Swans will face either TNS or Guilsfield at Jenner Park on January 20.

“The result was very important for us. When we reflect on it, we will be satisfied and we will get something positive out of it, we will be grateful that we got through this,” Wright said.

“Remy [Mitchell] We did very well in the penalty shootout and reached the final, which was our objective at the beginning of the competition.

“The players were asked who wanted to take the penalty and they responded, showing how brave they were to take the penalty.

“This is something we can’t get enough of in academic football and the boys tried hard and were very brave. This contest was brilliant. This is a young group, the average age is 18 years old.

“It’s a great learning experience for them. In most games we played against male teams. “We are all very proud of what the boys have achieved and that is what we set out to do.”