Wishlist Fernando Llorente

[Melanicus 5,208]

Get him here... now.

[Pacquiao 1,834]

thanks but no thanks! he is overrated! no where near as good as Cavani or Falcao!

[Superblue 6,372]

thanks but no thanks! he is overrated! no where near as good as Cavani or Falcao!

Cavani is valued at £35-40m and falcao probably more. We've already spent a lot of money this summer, Llorente would offer good value!

[Pacquiao 1,834]

Cavani is valued at £35-40m and falcao probably more. We've already spent a lot of money this summer, Llorente would offer good value!

if we can afford to spend that much on Cavani or Falcao then we should! if not then i would rather us sign Schurrle or Jovetic as a cheaper option rather than Llorente who is alot older and will only get worse in the next few years, whereas players like Schurrle or Jovetic and even Moses will only get better, and for me will offer much better value for money.

[Superblue 6,372]

If Llorente is available for £15m then you could feasibly buy him, Moses and Azpilicueta for around £30m total, which would be less than Falcao and Cavani. i'm not disputing the ability of Falcao and Cavani but our track record in recent years of splashing out big money on top name strikers has backfired spectacularly. It makes me reluctant to see yet another striker struggling with the burden of a high price tag and high expectations. Llorente wouldn't represent that problem at a much lower price tag and would more likely represent value for money. £80k per week wages are also likely to be only half of what Falcao and Cavani would expect.

And I would rather Llorente over Schurrle or Jovetic because he's a genuine striker, capable of playing the lone front man in our team. Age doesn't come into play as we already have Sturridge and Lukaku as young striking options to develop for the future.

[sleazyB 58]

This guy has to put the fear into any defence. Comes from a team that is playing some good attacking football, and seems to be the only striker on our radar that is actually available. Will give us a very different striker than what we have, and will give us back some of the physicality and headers that were lost with Drogba. I say get him. Let him and Torres duke it out for games while Studge plays as both CF and RW. There will be enough games to go around. But if we can get Cavani.....

[capriccioso 2,545]

If Llorente is available for £15m then you could feasibly buy him, Moses and Azpilicueta for around £30m total, which would be less than Falcao and Cavani. i'm not disputing the ability of Falcao and Cavani but our track record in recent years of splashing out big money on top name strikers has backfired spectacularly. It makes me reluctant to see yet another striker struggling with the burden of a high price tag and high expectations. Llorente wouldn't represent that problem at a much lower price tag and would more likely represent value for money. £80k per week wages are also likely to be only half of what Falcao and Cavani would expect.

And I would rather Llorente over Schurrle or Jovetic because he's a genuine striker, capable of playing the lone front man in our team. Age doesn't come into play as we already have Sturridge and Lukaku as young striking options to develop for the future.

Quite right, for some reason our expensive strikers struggle while our relatively cheaper ones in Drogba and Anelka shine.

[Superblue 6,372]

Quite right, for some reason our expensive strikers struggle while our relatively cheaper ones in Drogba and Anelka shine.

Drogba and Anelka both cost a lot but were exceptions (which there always will be). However in the roman days we've spent lots on Mutu, Crespo, Shevchenko and Torres and even pre roman the likes of Sutton who was expensive at the time. £15m isn't peanuts but in the current market it is good value.

We should move now whilst juventus are still chasing van persie and city trying to shift dzeko.

[Superblue 6,372]

Bilbao have publicly confirmed that he won't sign a new contract - this should be the striker we get! Proven goalscorer in a big league and europe, experienced but at a good age to get 3-5 years out of him and good value with only a year left on his contract. Somebody who was mooted to value in excess of £30-35m previously can probably be got for £15-18m and wages nowhere near the bracket of Cavani.

[Waterfall 893]

He's less than a year younger than Torres. I would like someone younger, but if the price is right....

[BleedsBlue 1,549]

He's less than a year younger than Torres. I would like someone younger, but if the price is right....

Woh! I always thought he was around 23-24.Absolutely no need to sign him at all.

[Superblue 6,372]

He's less than a year younger than Torres. I would like someone younger, but if the price is right....

We already have 2 younger - Sturridge and Lukaku. This makes absolute sense for the right price. He's £20m+ less than Cavani and Falcao, would command lower wages, his pricetag and profile wouldn't cause another Drogba/Torres situation and he's only about a year older than them.

[Blue-in-me-Veins 4,067]

this WOULD be a good signing but do we really have it in us to spend another 30mil (azpi, moses and llorente)? i mean sure sturidge could get some games at cf but if he has two strikers ahead of him then he sure will play many games at rw and then causing marin or moses may be un-happy. i still just see a rw and rb. because that way studge can get his games at second st, and then moses and marin battle out for rw and off chance hazard is injured/rest marin goes to lw and moses to rw. i could be wrong but just what i see happening.

he isnt from what i've heard the most prolific but a good decent option and the driving force for this signing would be his height and price.

[Justin_3d 1,140]

I agreed, this would be the perfect signing if we want to spend less.

Cause Cavani and Hulk cost a lot of money.

So if the club wants to spend less, this would be a great deal for them.

[Severinb 309]

I doubt he will be cheap, bilbaos president said they want 36 million euros which is his release clause.

Llorente has told us that he does not want to renew his contract with the club," Urrutia revealed at a press conference.

"In case Llorente leaves the club, we will not sign another attacker. I can tell all clubs that want to sign one of our players that we are not a selling club. They will have to pay a player's buy-out clause."