Athletic Bilbao are “interested” in signing Fernando Llorente, reports the Mirror journalist Darren Lewis.
The £12m summer signing from Swansea has not worked out, and the Spanish international is said to be open to leaving at the end of the season for first-team football.
Mauricio Pochettino has used the 33-year-old sparingly this campaign, with most of the striker’s appearances coming as a substitute.
In the 30 matches he has played in though, he has scored just five times; 10 fewer than he managed for the Swans last season.
Fernando spent eight years in Bilbao’s first team before leaving on a free transfer for Juventus in 2013, and it does seem the most logical destination if he does leave.
Whether the Basque side can stump up the transfer funds to sign our no.18, it remains to be seen. He remains contracted to the club until 2019 so we are still in a decent position to hold out for a suitable price.