Swansea boss Paul Clement has revealed he tried to sign Frank Lampard before the former England star announced his retirement.
Lampard brought the curtain down on a distinguished playing career for club and country, in which he scored 302 goals in 1,019 appearances, on Thursday.
Chelsea's record goalscorer also played for West Ham, Manchester City and New York City FC, as well as having a loan spell at Swansea right at the start of his career.
And Clement -- who worked with Lampard when he was Chelsea's assistant manager -- said he tried to bring the 38-year-old back to south Wales following his appointment at the Liberty Stadium at the start of January.