Fernando Llorente: Napoli sign ex-Tottenham striker on free transfer
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Napoli have signed Spain striker Fernando Llorente, who left Tottenham at the end of last season.
Llorente, 34, joined Spurs in 2017 and scored the vital away goal in their Champions League quarter-final win at Manchester City in last season.
Before that, he spent a year at Swansea City, helping them avoid relegation from the Premier League in 2016-17.
Llorente previously played in Italy with Juventus between 2013 and 2015, winning two Serie A titles.
Capped 24 times by Spain, the forward spent nine season at Athletic Bilbao before his spell at Juve, and then a year back in his homeland with Sevilla.
Llorente, who won the 2010 World Cup and Euro 2012, almost joined Chelsea - then managed by Antonio Conte, his former boss at Juventus - prior to signing for Spurs.
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Spurs made a mistake not taking him for another year.
What's the betting he bags a few goals against Liverpool in the CL now!
Best of luck!
Mr. Levy offering him a years extension, reputedly on half of his previous wage at Tottenham, probably stung a bit.
Didn´t you watch the CL semi final ?. When Spurs started going over the top to bypass their opponents MF, it was Llorente the target man who, in Jose Mourhino´s words, trod all over the opposition´s defence, especially the ex Man United centre back. Had SCFC kept him they would likely still be in the PL
I'll tell you something else that's a bit sad, someone who offers a stupid comment... like yours, for example... up votes it, then down votes all the other comments. Don't ya think?
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Isn't it about time to bring in a mandatory retirement age for footballer's, to allow more youngsters to come through. Too much deadwood still hanging around trying to replicate their glory days. It's all a bit sad really.
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Crappy post made crappier by your name being a player that made his debut in 1954.
I'm a newcastle fan by the way!
COYS
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Shinji Okazaki LCFC
Better than kane
...A case of bitterness from a Leicester fan as Kane always seems to score against them
Hope he does well at his next club
Decent player and did a job for Spurs. Would have been quite happy if Utd had signed him as a back-up striker.
...Out of interest, who would he be back up for?
That goal you scored to Dump citeh out of the European Cup will never be forgotten.
Thanks Again
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