Paulo Sousa was unveiled to the media yesterday as Swansea City's new manager on a three-year deal. We'll be tracking the reaction to Paulo's first press conference throughout the day.

By Gareth Vincent
South Wales Evening Post

Paulo Sousa has set his sights on making Swansea City a name known across planet football after being unveiled as the club's new manager.

But the former Portugal star, who represented a string of top clubs during his playing days, refused to put a time scale on his grand plans.

Sousa was officially installed as Roberto Martinez's successor yesterday after agreeing a three-year deal at the Liberty Stadium.

And while he paid tribute to the good work done by his predecessor, Sousa declared that further progress is possible if Swansea show the will to succeed.

"I want to put this club on the map," said the former Queens Park Rangers boss.

I don't just mean in England and in Wales, I mean in the world. I want us to be something important, something special, and I have no doubt we will achieve that with the people at this club.

"I am not talking about just me — with the commitment of everyone we will get there. But when? We have to do it step by step."

Swansea finished eighth in the Championship last season, narrowly missing out on the play-offs in their first season in the second tier since 1984.

Before leaving for Wigan, Martinez set seventh place as the goal for next term, but Sousa will not be drawn on where his new club may end up.

"There are no targets," he stressed.

"I think this season coming is going to be the most difficult in the last five or six years because we have a minimum of 10 teams in the Championship looking for promotion. I want to be one of that group, but we need to build things slowly and the second year after promotion is the most difficult for a club.

"There are a lot of teams in the division who are going to spend a lot of money to try to get promotion — they have already started.

"But I believe in our players, in my club and in the people who work at the club.

"I believe we can keep it at this level and then slowly, step by step, we will look for other things when the time is right.

"The project is not today, it's today and tomorrow. We want to build something strong."

Sousa has begun meeting members of the squad he inherits from Martinez individually ahead of their return for the start of pre-season training tomorrow.

Jason Scotland will not be present as the striker has been given a few extra days off as a result of his summer exploits with Trinidad & Tobago.

Whether he will ever return to Swansea is in considerable doubt, with a move to either Wigan or Burnley looking almost sure to happen.

"You have to sell players and to sign players, that's life at a club,"

Sousa said. "It is up to us to take these decisions and we know how to do that."

Ferrie Bodde is another who is tipped to move on this summer, while the likes of Darren Pratley, Ashley Williams and Angel Rangel could also attract interest.

Sousa's former assistant manager at QPR, Bruno Oliviera, is to join him at the Liberty. The 31-year-old has been involved in coaching for a decade after seeing his playing career ended by a cruciate ligament injury.

John Harbin, a 68-year-old Australian performance coach who worked for a long time alongside Iain Dowie, is also expected to join the Swansea staff as well as a Europe-based scout.