In the last phase of his career, an old La Liga acquaintance offered to replace Karim Benzema
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Fernando Lorentestriker who has played for Athletic, Juventus, Sevilla and many other teams such as Tottenham, Napoli or Udinese, among others, in addition to being World and European Champion with Spain, he retraced his career in an interview with the program The spar.
At 37 and after playing last season at Eibar, Llorente still doesn’t think about retiring: “I don’t know what will happen in the future. I want to continue, even if I’ve been out for three months.” “I keep training, looking for something that excites me. If not, we will look for something else that fills me,” he explained.
THE JUVENTUS WAS FASTER
Towards the end of the interview, Manu Carreño wanted to clarify the leaks that the Spanish forward had with Real Madrid. “Were you really close to playing for Real Madrid? Tell us the truth, Fernando“Carreño asked the Navarrese striker.
“Nerd. I never really was. Whenever Real Madrid wanted me, I was under contract with Athletic Club, and well … Athletic never wanted to release me, nor did Real Madrid pay my clause at that time, “explained Fernando Llorente. . “When there was an opportunity … Juventus were faster“, He added.
‼ ️ “I would have liked to play for Real Madrid. You could say they are the best team in the world”
✖️ “I’ve never been close to Real Madrid. When there was an opportunity, Juve were faster”
“I would go for free tomorrow, why not?”
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FREE IN MADRID? CERTAIN
However, the Navarrese recognized how much he would have liked to dress in white. “I would have liked to wear white. Right now Real Madrid are the most beautiful team in the world and what they are doing in the Champions League is incredible. When they go far they are capable of winning it.”
To close, Manu Carreño asked Llorente if he would sign for Real Madrid tomorrow to be a replacement Karim Benzema and without thinking about it, Llorente replied: “Of course. of course“.
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