It is being reported in the Metro that Arsene Wenger is interested in bring Fernando Llorente to the Emirates this Summer.
Juventus who lost in last night’s Champions League final are looking to freshen up their squad for next season and have already signed Paulo Dybala from Palermo.
Llorente was signed on a free from Athletic Bilbao in 2013 but has found himself fall down the pecking order since the arrival of Carlos Tevez and Alvaro Morata.
It is believed the Spanish international will be available for around £5.8 million and Wenger could see him as a cheap alternative as he looks to add depth to the Arsenal squad.
Llorente has scored 23 goals in 65 appearances for Juventus but has only scored 7 goals this campaign and has found opportunities at a premium.
Arsenal relied heavily on Olivier Giroud last season, Danny Welbeck has yet to impress most of the Arsenal faithful so the addition of at least one more striker is a necessity next season.
Llorente is now 30 and Arsenal will face competition from local rivals Tottenham and La Liga side Sevilla.
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Llorente is now 30 he has paaed his best and if he is not good enough for Juventus for sure he will be near to what Arsenal need . wenger promised to sign only quality world class players because quantity wise Arsenal has a big squad so there is no need to sign such a player because he will cost only over five million pounds . Arsenal should appoint one of the old gunners as Squad development officer , if they let that to Wenger the results of next season are known in advance to sruggle again to be in the top four with no trophy .
I agree, I was just reporting at what looks like could happen. I don’t think he is good enough, he is exactly the same as Giroud. I think we need someone with a good turn of pace. With the pace we have in Walcott and Alexis on the break the likes of Giroud slow up the attack. I would love to see Bacca, Martinez or Lacazette linking up with Walcott and Alexis.