A host of Premier League clubs have been alerted to the availability of Athletic Bilbao forward Fernando Llorente, who is reportedly available for as little as €7 million.
The Spanish forward is in the last year of his contract at the Basque club, and will be available to leave the club on a free transfer at the end of the season. Relations between Lorente and the club are strained, with the 27-year-old having only played 162 minutes for Bilbao this season.
Italian news Gazzetta Dello Sport report that Bilbao are now ready to cash in on the disgruntled striker, and will listen to offers of just €7 million, not even a third of price tag he had been fitted with during the summer months. Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal, Liverpool and Serie A champions Juventus have closely monitored Llorentre’s situation and may be tempted into entering the fray in efforts to resolve their own shortcomings in their striking departments.
Arsenal was heavily linked with a move for the Spaniard during the summer, following Robin Van Persie’s decision to leave the north Londoners for Manchester United. Given the striker’s reduced price tag and the form of misfiring of Olivier Giroud, Arsene Wenger may be tempted to enter the chase once again.
Liverpool’s well documented striker shortage will have them desperate to recruit in the January transfer window, but it would appear that Juventus are in the driving seat in the pursuit of the Spanish striker, so Gazzetta suggest.
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