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Fernando Llorente

Has history with Conte and surprisingly good...happy to have him if only £15m...

 
Broken radius while cycling in Frog...should be put of the cast any day now...

 
I reckon he'll come as long as Swansea get back Bony and we'll probably match the price they pay for him...there's talk about that being around £13m...

 
He did score 15 league goals for a poor Swansea last season. Including quite a few against big teams.

At this point i'd take him in a heartbeat. He's miles better than Michy.

 
At 75 minutes yesterday when Bats came on surely quite a few people (including myself) were wishing it was Llorente.

If we get him, Ox and Drinkwater I think we will have the depth to compete for the league this season and reach QF of CL

 
benjsross said:
At 75 minutes yesterday when Bats came on surely quite a few people (including myself) were wishing it was Llorente.

If we get him, Ox and Drinkwater I think we will have the depth to compete for the league this season and reach QF of CL
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Hardly ambitious signings though are they.

 
jack_super_class said:
Hardly ambitious signings though are they.
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To be fair it's the sort of signings we need.

We've sold off a lot of experience and someone like Llorente just gives Conte someone to turn to that he trusts. It's clear he doesn't rate Michy so giving him someone he's confident and comfortable calling upon makes sense.

 
ForeverCarefree said:
To be fair it's the sort of signings we need.

We've sold off a lot of experience and someone like Llorente just gives Conte someone to turn to that he trusts. It's clear he doesn't rate Michy so giving him someone he's confident and comfortable calling upon makes sense.
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Exactly, our first XI doesn’t need improving, it’s our squad and options from the bench.

if we can get llorente, ox and Drinkwater for 80 mil then I think that’ll be good business.

Also hopefully Tammy takes up a second striker slot next season. So llorentes age doesn’t worry me if he can play for 2 more seasons

 
Why are people so keen to separate the first 11 from the rest of the players like they are untouchable?

This is a squad game now. Every player coming into the team at any point should be at a level where the quality isn't impacted as a result.

Much like Drinkwater, I don't want someone coming in who is ok being on the bench. If Llorente is happy with that then I don't want him here.

 
BMox81 said:
Why are people so keen to separate the first 11 from the rest of the players like they are untouchable?

This is a squad game now. Every player coming into the team at any point should be at a level where the quality isn't impacted as a result.

Much like Drinkwater, I don't want someone coming in who is ok being on the bench. If Llorente is happy with that then I don't want him here.
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Who's to say Drinkwater would be coming to sit on the bench? 

Let's not forget, like Kante, he's played in a league winning team. Okay he's not a superstar but he's capable of doing a job, it's unrealistic to think every signing is going to a marque one. 

 
Unrealistic to expect 22 grade A players unless it's RM, MU, PSG or City. Rest of clubs have to balance books. New stadium is to be non Roman funded (bond) so this signing makes sense. 

 
General said:
Unrealistic to expect 22 grade A players unless it's RM, MU, PSG or City. Rest of clubs have to balance books. New stadium is to be non Roman funded (bond) so this signing makes sense. 
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Even those teams don't have 22 grade A players. 

People need to come to grips that you don't have to sign every big name available to win. We proved that last season, Leicester proved that the season before. SAF won his last PL with Smalling and Cleverley among others

 
Deino said:
Even those teams don't have 22 grade A players. 

People need to come to grips that you don't have to sign every big name available to win. We proved that last season, Leicester proved that the season before. SAF won his last PL with Smalling and Cleverley among others
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Blame it on FIFA.

 
Llorente could come in handy. Good player and actually the kind of striker Conte likes. They know each other as well.

 
This signing would give us some much needed depth with a very similar style striker to Morata. Could Llorente in many of the PL matches and domestic competitions.

Hope this works out and he is added to the squad. The Sun is reporting it is picking up steam, so it must be true!!  :biggrin:

 
I think this may well be our only signing. Now the Ox appears to have turned us down, Barkley being injured and Drinkwater being a price higher than the board are willing to pay.

 
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