Swansea's 'ambitions didn't match mine,' says Giggs

Ryan Giggs has confirmed that he had talks with the Swansea City boardroom over the recent managerial vacancy, but that it didn't go any further, as their visions for the club didn't align.

Bob Bradley was instead drafted in as Francesco Guidolin's successor, but, despite reports that Giggs interviewed badly for the role, there have been questions over why the former Manchester United winger wasn't preferred - including via a contentious opinion piece by Robbie Savage in The Mirror.

Giggs didn't say his meetings over the job went poorly, but instead indicated that it was him who stepped away from negotiations.

"I was enjoying a bit of travelling and I got a call off Swansea and I met them a couple of times," he told ITV Sport.

"But in the end it was just mixed messages really from the football side and the ownership side of the club and I felt their ambitions didn't really match mine so it didn't quite work out."

The 64-time Wales international served as interim manager and assistant to David Moyes and Louis van Gaal at United before new boss Jose Mourinho opted to bring in his own staff rather than call upon Giggs' expertise.

Despite his trophy-laden playing days and high regard in the game, there have been conflicting predictions on how Giggs' management career will go when he takes a job. His old boss Alex Ferguson believes he has the required "steel" to succeed, but his former international teammate Nathan Blake doesn't think he has the personality to meet the demands at an outfit's helm.

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The all-time appearance holder in Premier League football is on the lookout for employment, though, and was also linked to a stint in charge of cash-strapped Bolton Wanderers back in June.