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Vitor Matos left Maritimo to succeed Alan Sheehan at Swansea Leon Britton and Joe Allen are to stay on at Swansea City as part of a new-look coaching staff which will also include assistant head coach Ryan Maye, who arrives from Aston Villa. Club legends Britton and Allen were appointed on a short-term basis to support Vitor Matos after he was named head coach on 24 November. The plan was for the two former midfielders to step aside once Matos' backroom team from former club Maritimo were cleared to join him in Wales. But Swansea now say Allen and Britton are to stay on within the coaching set-up alongside Portuguese trio Diogo Medeiros, Toze Mendes and Goncalo Ricca. Maye, who has been head of coaching and development at Aston Villa since 2019, studied for his pro licence with the Football Association of Wales alongside Matos. Maye's role at Villa saw him oversee coaching from under-nine to under-21 level, while he has previously had spells at Chelsea, Rangers, West Bromwich Albion and the Football Association. Matos took over at Swansea on 24 November, but the arrivals of Medeiros, Mendes and Ricca had been held up because of doubts over whether they would be cleared to work in the United Kingdom. But the trio have now been appointed by the Championship club having worked alongside Matos at former club Maritimo. Ryan Maye studied for his pro licence alongside Vitor Matos First-team coach Kristian O'Leary and head of goalkeeping Martyn Margetson, who were part of former boss Alan Sheehan's coaching staff, will remain in their roles. Medeiros – who the club say will arrive in the "next few weeks" - was assistant to Matos at the Portuguese second-tier side, while Mendes is an experienced coach and Ricca is an analyst and coach. "We are very pleased to be able to confirm these appointments and provide further detail on the make-up of our football staff, " said Swansea chief executive Tom Gorringe. "I also want to place on record my thanks to everyone involved in helping us as we advanced through the various required processes. "As stated previously, this was something that we always knew we would need to go through, and we are delighted to have added this additional support for Vitor ahead of a busy run of fixtures. "We are also grateful for the continued support of the existing staff in Martyn Margetson and Kris O'Leary, as well as that of Joe and Leon, which has been invaluable for us as a club. " Aside from Medeiros, Matos now has his full coaching team in place going into Friday's Championship game against Wrexham (20: 00 GMT). Latest Swansea City news, analysis and fan views Listen to the latest Swansea City interviews, news and discussion on BBC Sounds Amorim attacks 'feeling of entitlement' at Man Utd Man City 'must prepare' for successor, says Guardiola The masterstroke that defined the Ashes series Your first look at the new series of The Traitors How Skype lost its connection to the world Preview all the East Enders Christmas Day drama Following the trail of a ruthless kidnapper The masterstroke that defined the Ashes series 'No fear' but spectacle and serious risk looms large over Paul v Joshua Mc Ilroy crowned Sports Personality of the Year. Video Mc Ilroy crowned Sports Personality of the Year Beau Greaves - how far can darts' rising star go? England's X-factor has 'hill to climb' - will Palmer go to World Cup? Europe's Ryder Cup winners named Team of The Year. Video Europe's Ryder Cup winners named Team of The Year 'Pope has one innings to save his England place' Why 2025 feels like NFL 'snow globe's been shaken' A 'novice' who can 'punch a bit' - how good is Paul? I've realised I can make a difference - Hoy Why are Premier League shirts so expensive? No script, Joshua will quickly knock Paul out - Hearn Active aero and overtake mode - F1's new terminology How the Prem transfer market got hot Innovation, evolution, revolution - golf's new faces championing change 'Felt like humiliation' - Egypt reacts to Salah's Liverpool row What fans, insiders and stats say about embattled Frank Man City favourites and Liverpool in trouble - how WSL stands at winter break 'Mine was for social change, this is not' - King on Battle of the Sexes The man behind the headlines - Salah, by Klopp, Diaz and more Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.