Swansea hit the gym ahead of Burnley clash as Paul Clement tips Leon Britton to manage the club one day

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Swansea's players underwent a rigorous workout on Thursday ahead of Saturday's trip to Burnley.

The team hit the club's state of the art gym at Fairwood Training Ground before they bid to climb out of the relegation zone with a victory in the Premier League clash at Turf Moor.

The players looked in good spirits as they worked on exercise bikes and other pieces of apparatus before taking to the swimming pool to cool down.

Wilfried Bony (left) and Jordan Ayew exercise on bikes during Swansea's training session

Tammy Abraham exercises in the gym as the team worked out ahead of Saturday's game

Nathan Dyer and Co looked in good spirits at the club's Fairwood Training Ground

Meanwhile, stoppers Lukasz Fabianski and Kristoffer Nordfeldt took to the training pitch to work on their skills with goalkeeping coach Tony Roberts.

A win on Saturday could see the 19th-placed Swans climb out of the bottom three, provided other results go their way.

Manager Paul Clement has backed Leon Britton to become manager of the club one day.

Veteran midfielder Britton joined Clement's coaching staff during the international break after Claude Makelele left to take over at Belgian club KAS Eupen.

The 35-year-old is still available for selection, but Clement believes the move is a natural one with Britton in the twilight of his playing career.

And asked if he saw Britton becoming Swansea boss sometime in the future, head coach Clement replied: 'Why not?

Bony smiles as he and his team-mates stretched out ahead of the rigorous workout

Left to right: Renato Sanches, Wayne Routledge, Alfie Mawson, Dyer and Abraham on the bikes

Sanches was all smiles as he and his team-mates worked on their fitness on Thursday

Leroy Fer cools down in the swimming pool following the workout 

The players looked to be enjoying themselves in the water after working up a sweat

'He is a legend at this club - someone who has played over 500 games in 10 years. He has been a fantastic servant and this is the next step for him.

'He has been doing his coaching licences at the FAW and he is at the A level standard at the moment. So he is on the right path and it was something we felt he would be very good at.

'Claude was very active within the dressing room and very good in one-to-one situations.

'I was keen to appoint someone with a similar skill set, someone tight with the dressing room and with good inter-personal skills and knowledge of the game. Leon fits into all those categories.' 

Paul Clement has backed Leon Britton to become manager of the club one day