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\"Scott Sinclair joined Swansea from Chelsea at the beginning of last season<\/span> <\/p>\n

Swansea City’s play-off hero Scott Sinclair will join his team-mates for their pre-season training camp in Austria when they fly out on Monday.<\/p>\n

The 22-year-old was given extra time off by Swans boss Brendan Rodgers as he represented England in the European Under-21 Championship.<\/p>\n

Sinclair scored 27 goals in 50 games for Swansea last season before playing in all three England U21 games.<\/p>\n

“A rest was certainly needed,” said the former Chelsea winger.<\/p>\n

“So I’ve come back a little bit later than the rest but I’m raring to go now.”<\/p>\n

Sinclair scored a hat-trick in Swansea’s Championship play-off final win over Reading<\/a> and then made substitute appearances in England Under-21s European Championship draws against Spain and Ukraine before the defeat by Czech Republic.<\/p>\n

The rest of Swansea’s players returned to pre-season training on 11 July following their Premier League promotion celebrations.<\/p>\n

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We now go away and do some technical work in private in what is a beautiful venue<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Brendan Rodgers<\/span><\/div>\n

But Sinclair returns to the training ground two weeks later following a long 2010\/11 season – and goes straight out to their Austrian training camp on Monday.<\/p>\n

Summer signing striker Danny Graham (dead leg), midfielder Andrea Orlandi (knee) and captain Garry Monk (foot) also travel to Austria despite suffering with injuries.<\/p>\n

Rodgers has already conceded that centre-back Monk could miss the start of the season<\/a> – which begins at Manchester City on 15 August – because of his problem.<\/p>\n

Ferrie Bodde is also set to travel as the Dutch midfielder continues his return to full fitness<\/a> following a long-standing knee injury.<\/p>\n

Swansea beat Welsh Premier League side Afan Lido 2-0<\/a> in their latest pre-season run-out on Saturday and the Premier League newcomers are finalising details for another friendly while in Austria.<\/p>\n

“Now we will take things up a level in Austria,” said Rodgers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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