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Swansea City have brought in their first striker of the summer as club legend Lee Trundle returns to the Liberty . . .as Club Ambassador.

The Swans have been linked with a whole host of names as they look for extra firepower next year.

But Trundle - one of the club’s greatest fan favourites for his goalscoring exploits and bag of tricks - won’t be asked to pull on the boots.

The hugely popular Scouser will fill a new role with the club that will see him work with the current squad on community and charity commitments, host matchday hospitality.

It is the first appointment by the club of this sort, although Trundle, 36, will also become part of the youth academy coaching set-up.

It is the third spell for Trundle at Swansea, his first after a 2003 switch from Wrexham earning him a reputation as one of the most-talked about names outside the Premier League thanks to his eye-catching showboating and goalscoring record that saw him move to Bristol City for £1m in 2007.

He returned to the club two years later and came close to helping the side to the Championship play-offs before being controversially cast-aside by then manager Paulo Sousa.

A spell in the Welsh Premier with Neath followed before a final Football League fling with Preston, but now Trundle is back at the club that made him such a hit.

“I’m very excited about the new role,’’ said Trundle. “Ever since I left the club for Bristol City way back in 2007 I always said that I wanted to come back at some stage in any capacity.

“There is an even bigger buzz at the club and throughout the city now with the club in the Barclays Premier League.

“Football is everything I know and love and to stay involved in the game is fantastic. To do that at Swansea is even better.

“I’ve always had an amazing relationship with the fans, on and off the field, better than anywhere else I’ve been.

“Nobody has touched my heart more than Swans fans and to work closely again with them in the community and on matchdays is going to be an amazing experience for me. It’s going to be a pleasure.’’

Swans chairman, Huw Jenkins, added. “Lee was a great player and ambassador for this football club when he was here.

“I know what the club means to him and how much the fans adore him so we are all delighted to welcome him back in this new role.

“It’s an interesting new role that will coincide with an exciting schools and community initiative we will be announcing soon.’’

While the club ambassador role will come naturally to Trunds, he knows he will have to cut his teeth for the first time on the training ground coaching the club’s promising kids from the age of nine to 19.

“Coaching was always something I wanted to do when I hung up my playing boots for the last time,’’ he added.

“Working with the youngsters will provide me with a good grounding and I’m looking forward to learning from the current coaches at the club.

“If I can pass on some of my knowledge to the kids to make them better players for the future, then I’ll be more than happy.’’