Swansea City’s new head coach, Vitor Matos, is awaiting legal clearance for his backroom staff from former club Maritimo to join him in Wales. Matos seeks to bring assistant Diogo Medeiros, coach Toze Mendes, and analyst Goncalo Ricca, but the process, complicated by Brexit, has delayed their arrival.
Matos acknowledges the situation makes his role “different,” working with existing staff and temporary club legends Leon Britton and Joe Allen. Under Matos, Swansea has lost two games and faces pressure to improve as they battle relegation from the Championship.
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