The Spanish striker is currently away on international duty but has given Athletic Bilbao sporting department sleepless nights with his decision to move away from San Mames at the end of his contract in June 2013.
Athletic Bilbao have a tough season coming up as they come to terms with life without Javi http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fernando-Llorente-c13671,
who has admitted that he would like a change of scenery as he enters the final year on his contract.
Llorente has been the subject of transfer bids by record Italian champions, Juventus, during the course of the summer transfer window, with Los Leones hurriedly rejecting any offer that came for his signature.
With Josu Urrutia telling Juventus to come back when they can cough up the monies to reach his termination clause, talks about Llorente’s future came to a standstill. However, his future has come under dark clouds as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Robin-van-Persie-c31380 departs for Old Trafford
and leaves a hole at the Emirate Stadium.
Arsene Wenger has tipped the Spanish international to join him in the English capital. The exchange from Basque to London looks to be smoothened by the renewed ability of Wenger on spending monies on target, something that has seen him add http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Santi-Cazorla-c32505,
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Oliver-c28477 Giroud in the transfer market.
However, the problem is that the Basque club do not have a readymade replacement for Llorente’s goal scoring skills at the San Mames. They have been trying their best to find an alternate solution. Los Leones have added http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Adrián-c3701 Aduriz to their ranks in the
transfer window, but cannot rely on him for the entirety of the campaign due to his inconsistent form in front of goal.
At the moment, the dressing room boasts of Ismael Lopez and Ibai Gomez. The youth academy graduates have earned promotions to the first team but have failed to live up to the expectations asked off them.
Bilbao only have http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Iker-Muniain-c16816 to carry their hopes, but it would be putting too much responsibility on the thin shoulders of the youngster.
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