Tuesday 3 January 2017 18:04, UK
Bayern Munich have moved swiftly to replace Swansea City-bound assistant manager Paul Clement.
Sky Sports News HQ reported on Monday that Clement had agreed to take over from sacked head coach Bob Bradley at the Liberty Stadium after the Bundesliga club allowed them permission to speak to him.
And Bayern confirmed on Tuesday that former assistant Hermann Gerland had been appointed as Carlo Ancelotti's No 2.
Gerland came through the ranks on Bayern's reserve team coaching staff and also worked as assistant to Ancelotti's predecessors Louis van Gaal, Jupp Heynckes and Pep Guardiola.
Chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge said: "Paul has been a professional, loyal and capable coach for us.
"We did not want to stand in his way of becoming a manager in the Premier League. We wish him all the best for the future."
Clement is expected to be in attendance when the Swans face Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Tuesday night.
