SWANSEA CITY HAVE agreed a fee with Sevilla for the transfer of Spanish World Cup winner Fernando Llorente.
The 31-year-old striker is expected to complete his move to the Liberty Stadium today after a fee in the region of €6 million was agreed between the clubs.
Llorente, who was part of the Spain’s World Cup and European Championship winning squads in 2010 and 2012, is due to undergo a medical later and could feature in the pre-season friendly against Stade Rennais on Saturday.
Advertisement
It’s thought the former Juventus and Athletic Bilbao forward will put pen to paper on a two-year contract with the Welsh club as Francesco Guidolin bolsters his squad ahead of the new season.
The departure of Alberto Paloschi, Eder and Bafetimbi Gomis had left Swansea’s attacking options threadbare but the capture of Llorente is a real coup.
As recently as last year, Llorente was heavily linked with a move to Arsenal and Tottenham and his goalscoring record in Europe’s top leagues speaks for itself.
He scored 21 goals in all competitions for Bilbao during the 2011/12 campaign and went onto find the net 16 times in his debut season with Juventus.
He won five major trophies during his three-year spell with Juve but after joining Sevilla last term, struggled to make an impact on his return to La Liga.
Swansea open their Premier League campaign at Burnley on 13 August.
The42 is on Snapchat! Tap the button below on your phone to add!
Swansea agree fee to bring Spanish World Cup winning striker to the Premier League
SWANSEA CITY HAVE agreed a fee with Sevilla for the transfer of Spanish World Cup winner Fernando Llorente.
The 31-year-old striker is expected to complete his move to the Liberty Stadium today after a fee in the region of €6 million was agreed between the clubs.
Llorente, who was part of the Spain’s World Cup and European Championship winning squads in 2010 and 2012, is due to undergo a medical later and could feature in the pre-season friendly against Stade Rennais on Saturday.
It’s thought the former Juventus and Athletic Bilbao forward will put pen to paper on a two-year contract with the Welsh club as Francesco Guidolin bolsters his squad ahead of the new season.
The departure of Alberto Paloschi, Eder and Bafetimbi Gomis had left Swansea’s attacking options threadbare but the capture of Llorente is a real coup.
As recently as last year, Llorente was heavily linked with a move to Arsenal and Tottenham and his goalscoring record in Europe’s top leagues speaks for itself.
He scored 21 goals in all competitions for Bilbao during the 2011/12 campaign and went onto find the net 16 times in his debut season with Juventus.
He won five major trophies during his three-year spell with Juve but after joining Sevilla last term, struggled to make an impact on his return to La Liga.
Swansea open their Premier League campaign at Burnley on 13 August.
The42 is on Snapchat! Tap the button below on your phone to add!
John Egan, Jack Byrne and other Irish players to watch out for in the Championship this season
Caulfield issues passionate rallying cry on solutions to League of Ireland problems
To embed this post, copy the code below on your site
Closing In coup Fernando Llorente Swansea City