Spurs continue to watch Llorente situation
With Emmanuel Adebayor understanding he is not wanted at Tottenham and Roberto Soldado failing to score goals Spurs are searching for strikers to replace them. Both are available for sale this summer, although Adebayor could go on loan for a season until his contract ends.
Danny Ings has been a regular name in the frame but he has already stated he wants to play Premier League football and that that is more important than money at this stag of his career. Harry Kane, the PFA Young Player of the Year, will start next season as first choice, which suggest the Burnley striker will not be joining Tottenham.
A plater that has been on the Tottenham radar for a number of years is Fernando Llorente, the Juventus striker struggling to get game time. Spurs tried to sign the 30-year-old when he was at Athletic Bilbao, but he moved to the Italian giants that summer ans we ended up signing Soldado instead.
At 30 he doesn't fit the under 27 age range the club are now looking for but strikers are a different breed. The essential element for any striker is that he can score goals regularly, so if a proven striker becomes available at the right price he could well be signed despite his age. he has to be able to come off the bench and make a difference and lead the attack in Europe, much as Jermain Defoe did for us.
Llorente has only bagged 6 goals and 1 assist from 29 Serie A games, but in only 5 of those has he played 89 minutes or more. Last season he scored 16 goals and had 5 assists in the league.
Roberto Soldado has interested Juventus before so a swap deal would be perfectly feasible. Tottenham really need an experienced striker to help Kane and presumably a new young striker, to rely on three youngsters would seem like folly. Ricky Lambert showed at Southampton that you can be over 30 and play in a Pochettino system successfully.
Spurs will have to take a loss on Soldado so is he can be swapped for a goalscorer of proven quality over time then that would make financial sense. To take a £10 million loss on a player for instance, then spend £16 million a replacement, means the striker gas effectively cost you £26 million. Such a deal makes little business sense. A swap on the other hand makes perfect sense and the club can then look for another young striker to develop.
The Italian press indicate that Tottenham are still interested in Llorente so it is one to watch as the transfer window draws ever nearer.
Danny Ings has been a regular name in the frame but he has already stated he wants to play Premier League football and that that is more important than money at this stag of his career. Harry Kane, the PFA Young Player of the Year, will start next season as first choice, which suggest the Burnley striker will not be joining Tottenham.
A plater that has been on the Tottenham radar for a number of years is Fernando Llorente, the Juventus striker struggling to get game time. Spurs tried to sign the 30-year-old when he was at Athletic Bilbao, but he moved to the Italian giants that summer ans we ended up signing Soldado instead.
At 30 he doesn't fit the under 27 age range the club are now looking for but strikers are a different breed. The essential element for any striker is that he can score goals regularly, so if a proven striker becomes available at the right price he could well be signed despite his age. he has to be able to come off the bench and make a difference and lead the attack in Europe, much as Jermain Defoe did for us.
Llorente has only bagged 6 goals and 1 assist from 29 Serie A games, but in only 5 of those has he played 89 minutes or more. Last season he scored 16 goals and had 5 assists in the league.
| Clubs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Athletic Club | 327 | 111 | 37 |
 | Juventus FC | 85 | 26 | 10 |
Roberto Soldado has interested Juventus before so a swap deal would be perfectly feasible. Tottenham really need an experienced striker to help Kane and presumably a new young striker, to rely on three youngsters would seem like folly. Ricky Lambert showed at Southampton that you can be over 30 and play in a Pochettino system successfully.
Spurs will have to take a loss on Soldado so is he can be swapped for a goalscorer of proven quality over time then that would make financial sense. To take a £10 million loss on a player for instance, then spend £16 million a replacement, means the striker gas effectively cost you £26 million. Such a deal makes little business sense. A swap on the other hand makes perfect sense and the club can then look for another young striker to develop.
The Italian press indicate that Tottenham are still interested in Llorente so it is one to watch as the transfer window draws ever nearer.
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