Bafetimbi Gomis has revealed he used popular computer game Football Manager to study the Swansea squad after sealing his move to south Wales.

The striker, who joined the Swans from Lyon in the summer of 2014, has played the game since his youth days at Saint-Etienne and used it to do some digging on his future team-mates.

'I played at Lyon for five years and there we played (Football Manager) a lot,' he said. 'And then I came to Swansea.

Swansea striker Bafetimbi Gomis revealed he used Football Manager to research his teammates after joining

Joining from Lyon in 2014, Gomis used the game's database to learn more about the Swansea squad

Gomis took the game on holiday and claims learning more about the Swans' squad helped him a lot

'After signing the contract, I went on holiday and took the game with me.

'If you have the latest game each player comes with a picture. So I started studying all my new teammates.

'Their names, where the played before, their position on the pitch. I studied their stats, if they were goalscorers or more assist men. It helped me a lot.'

The 30-year-old admits he finds plenty of time to play the game due to the wet weather in Swansea.

'People are very welcoming, very warm,' he said of the people in south Wales. 'But then it's true that it rains a lot here and you end up staying in doors more often. So I have got more time to spend playing Football Manager.

'Sometimes my wife gets a bit annoyed! But when you win... zen...'