Crystal Palace and Stoke City hope to sign Juventus forward

Date: 2nd August 2015 at 8:00am
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Juventus striker Fernando Llorente looks certain to leave the Bianconeri this summer, with both Crystal Palace and Stoke City among a number of teams interested in the player.

The acquisitions of Simone Zaza, Mario Mandzukic and Paulo Dybala this summer have cast doubts over Llorente’s future at the Juventus Stadium after the Spanish international failed to impress last season.

Tuttosport indicate both Crystal Palace and Stoke City would like to sign Llorente, who has a 12 million price tag.

The two English sides will face severe competition for Llorente as Manchester United, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Porto and Tottenham Hotspur are all rumoured to be interested in signing the former Athletic Club forward.

In his first campaign, Llorente scored 16 goals and formed a deadly partnership with Carlos Tevez up front for Juve.

Last season, however, he struggled to impress under new coach Massimiliano Allegri and scored just seven goals in all competitions.

 

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