Swansea tried to sign Frank Lampard before he announced his retirement

"It did not go very far, but it would have been nice. It would have been good."

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.