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title: "Tottenham Hotspur: Fans fawn over transfer link to Diego Llorente"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-hotspur-fans-fawn-over-transfer-link-to-diego-llorente/"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Thomas Ward"
section: "Premier League"
published: "2020-05-13T09:30:48Z"
modified: "2020-05-13T09:30:48Z"
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# Tottenham Hotspur: Fans fawn over transfer link to Diego Llorente

**Tottenham Hotspur are keen to sign Real Sociedad star Diego Llorente, according to [Diario AS](https://as.com/futbol/2020/05/09/primera/1589031584_680322.html) via [@RickSpur](https://twitter.com/RickSpur/status/1260177966228803585).**

Llorente has impressed for Imanol Alguacil’s side this season and his performances have attracted attention from a number of English clubs, including the likes of Premier League leaders Liverpool as well as West Ham.

Football journalist Ricky Sacks shared the transfer news on Twitter, tweeting: “Tottenham Hotspur are keen to compete the signing of Real Sociedad star Diego Llorente. The versatile 26-year-old can play both in defence and midfield and is expected to leave the club for a quarter of his release clause due to the [#COVID19](https://twitter.com/hashtag/COVID19?src=hashtag_click) pandemic.”

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After arriving at the Anoeta Stadium from his boyhood club Real Madrid for [£6.3m](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/diego-llorente/profil/spieler/246291) in 2017, the 26-year-old has developed a reputation as one of Europe’s top centre-backs, playing 19 games in La Liga, winning one tackle per game, averaging 1.1 interceptions and completing a staggering 3.9 clearances on average ([WhoScored](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/123232/Show/Diego-Llorente)).

The defender has also won five caps for the Spanish national team so far, last appearing on the bench in the 1-1 draw with Sweden in the Euro 2020 qualifiers ([TransferMarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/diego-llorente/nationalmannschaft/spieler/246291/verein_id/3375)).

Predictably, plenty of Spurs fans fawned over the “cracking” transfer update on social media, with one fan commenting “we love a Llorente” in homage to former Lilywhites striker Fernando Llorente.

Scroll down through some of the glowing reactions below…

> he is very good.
>
> — Timon (@TimonVfBSpurs) [May 12, 2020](https://twitter.com/TimonVfBSpurs/status/1260178222190297089?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> This would be a cracking transfer.
>
> — soerenpaul (@Rundfunk\_West) [May 12, 2020](https://twitter.com/Rundfunk_West/status/1260180024235352065?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> We bloody love a Llorente
>
> — Jack 🥵 (@AllOutTHFC) [May 12, 2020](https://twitter.com/AllOutTHFC/status/1260182796938739713?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Decent player
>
> — 🏵️SAVVY SKIPP🏵️(🇸🇬) (@EricDonDier) [May 12, 2020](https://twitter.com/EricDonDier/status/1260200790221705223?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> This would be a great bit a business
>
> — Chris G (@galvitron77) [May 12, 2020](https://twitter.com/galvitron77/status/1260191333244952582?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> I found info that his release clause is 45M, so we can have such a player for 11M? Oo Just do it!
>
> — Marek Winiarski (@WiniarskiMark) [May 12, 2020](https://twitter.com/WiniarskiMark/status/1260182722095579136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

***Tottenham fans, are you hoping the board will bring Diego Llorente to North London in the summer? Join the discussion in the comments section!***