Llorente credits Clement with Swans’ survival

Striker Fernando Llorente has hailed the impact of Swansea manager Paul Clement, crediting the former Bayern Munich assistant manager for beating the Premier League drop.

Swansea looked dead and buried at the halfway point of the season, taking just 12 points from 19 Premier League games before Clement arrived in Wales.

The Swans are now looking forward to a seventh successive campaign as a top-flight club and Llorente is convinced the change of approach and mentality installed by Clement was the key.

Swansea banked a whopping 29 points in the second half of a traumatic campaign to dodge the drop to the Championship.

“The job he has done is amazing,” the Spanish World Cup winner said. “When he arrived, the team was lacking confidence.

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“The situation we were in was very difficult and we were all feeling down.

“But he worked us hard and he gave us a lot of confidence back. He deserves the success because he is a very good person and a very good manager.

“I am very happy for him, for the team, for the supporters and for this amazing club.

“Staying up is so important for all my team-mates. I think I could help them with my experience and they helped me score my goals.”