Former Reading and Watford boss Brendan Rodgers has been interviewed for the vacant managerial post at Swansea City, chairman Huw Jenkins has revealed.The 37-year-old is keeping tight-lipped about the position at the Championship club which was vacated when Paulo Sousa left to take over at Leicester City
Rodgers has been out of work since being sacked by Reading in December last year after six months in charge.
"Brendan Rodgers was one of the first names to come into us," said Jenkins.
Rodgers was handed his first managerial post at Watford in November 2008 after a personal recommendation from Jose Mourinho, under whom he worked as a coach at Chelsea.
He impressed at Vicarage Road but his stay lasted just seven months before leaving for Reading last June to replace Steve Coppell.
The two clubs agreed a £500,000 compensation package for the highly-rated manager, but he struggled at his new club and departed six months later.
And Jenkins admitted the style of football Rodgers adopts is one of Swansea's main attractions.
He said: "When we looked around leagues and managers that adopt our kind of football, our thoughts on the way the club should be run, the way we play and train.
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"Brendan, going by what he has achieved at Chelsea and then moved on to Watford, has got those principles and has always been a candidate from day one.
"I've spoken to him at length like I have with a few potential managers.
"One of the main priorities is their thoughts on our football and making sure we remain different to the majority of the teams in the Football League and that's very much in his thoughts."
But Rogers is keeping his own counsel and when contacted by BBC Sport, he said: "It's obviously a fantastic job but at this stage, for me, there's nothing to say."
Meanwhile it looks like Hamilton Academical boss Billy Reid will be staying with the Scottish Premier League side despite newspaper reports suggesting he is about to change his mind and start talks with the Swans over the job.
The 46-year-old turned down the chance on Sunday saying: "I was thrilled that a club like that asked for permission to speak to me.
"I wanted to show a bit of loyalty to the players I had signed here.
"Things are in place next season for us to hopefully have a successful season."
And following Wednesday's newspaper speculation Reid told BBC Sport Wales: "I have no comment to make. I stand by what I have already said."
Jenkins added: "I haven't heard anything to the contrary he wasn't interest in our job."
Scunthorpe United's Nigel Adkins also continues to be in the frame and has been one of the favourites since the start.
Jenkins admits this, but says no approach has been made to the Iron.
"We admire the job he's done on a low budget and has shown loyalty and commitment there," he said.
"He's been there a few years. They got relegated but came back up to the Championship and he's proved he can run a football club successfully.
"We haven't made any contact with Scunthorpe at all as of yet and he is just one of a number of names we've discussed."
Jenkins also admitted the battle for one of his top targets Gary Speed "looks to have ended" after Sheffield United turned down two approaches to speak to the former Wales captain who is on their coaching staff.
Other names to have been linked to the post include ex-West Ham boss Gianfranco Zola and his assistant Steve Clarke along with Wigan assistant manager Graeme Jones.
Exeter's Paul Tisdale and Brighton's Gus Poyet have distanced themselves from the job, while Bournemouth have warned against an approach for Eddie Howe.
Source: BBC Sport
Source: BBC Sport