Swansea City have confirmed the appointment of Francesco Guidolin as the club's head coach.

The South Wales club announced on 7 January that Alan Curtis would continue as the club's interim manager until the end of the season.

Chairman Huw Jenkins has clarified how the appointment of Udinese manager Francesco Guidolin will work.

"Although we recently appointed Alan Curtis as manager until the end of the campaign, he was aware and comfortable with the fact that we were still looking to bring someone in to assist if we found the right person.

"We believe we have found that person in Francesco. He has an excellent record, especially with Udinese over the last few years. He created an Udinese side from a relatively small budget - compared to the rest of the league - that competed with the big teams in Serie A."