Barcelona look to swoop for Juventus striker

Date: 20th May 2014 at 7:45am
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Barcelona are reportedly keen on bringing in Juventus forward Fernando Llorente this summer.

Llorente joined the Bianconeri in the summer of 2013 after his contract expired with Athletic Bilbao, but it appears as though the Spanish giants are interested in bringing the player back to Sapin.

Sport reports that even though the Spaniard is contracted in Turin through 2017 and is unlikely to be sold, the Catalan giants will still try to pry him away.

One way that could happen, the newspaper reports, is by offering striker Alexis Sanchez in return.

The report suggests Juventus have long been an admirer of the former Udinese man, and consider him an ideal strike partner for Carlos Tevez. The 25-year-old Chilean striker scored 19 goals in 34 league appearances for Barcelona this season.

The 29-year-old Llorente scored 16 goals in 34 Serie A appearances for Juve this season.

 

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