Press reports over the weekend suggested that Paulo was unhappy with his lot at Swansea City after not being able to bring in reinforcements in March despite having an injury list that weakened his side.

The reports – and comments made by the manager – suggested that not all was well between Paulo and his Chairman although Huw Jenkins denied that there was a problem within the ranks.

Jenkins told the Evening Post "We all want results and sometimes with Paulo things probably don't come out as he means them to come out

"He is a passionate man who gets very emotional doing his job.

"Sometimes, straight after games, things can get said and then they are taken the wrong way.

"But I can assure you and everybody else that everyone at our club is working together. We are all 100 per cent committed to making sure we finish the season as strongly as we can.

"We have done a lot this season, not just in terms of fees but with players' wages," he said.

"We have done a lot over the last 12 months, but the fact is that trying to get players at certain times in the season is not easy.

"It's easy to get players when you don't really need them, but in February and March every club has something to play for and they don't want players to go.

"You are not going to be able to just do what you want at that time of year."

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