 Despite this, on 18 January, Francesco Guidolin was brought in as head coach, with Curtis returning to a coaching role at the club.Guidolin was sacked on 3 October 2016 and, after a short period with Bob Bradley in charge, Curtis again served as caretaker-manager before the arrival of Paul Clement in January 2017.Curtis became Swansea's first Loan Player Manager in January 2017; he monitored the progress of players out on loan.