Newcastle are said to be at the front of the queue to land Llorente.
The 23-year-old is currently way down the pecking order under manager Zinedine Zidane, with the Galacticos boasting stars such as Toni Kroos, Luke Modric, Mateo Kovacic and Casemiro.
It is believed that the Toon, along with Deportivo, are the “strongest” in the bidding to land the Real Madrid academy product, who made his debut under Newcastle boss Rafa Benitez in October 2015 during a 3-0 win over Levante.
Now, Benitez is looking to form a reunion with Llorente, with Real seeing “no harm” in allowing Llorente to leave the Santiago Bernabeu for the second time on loan during his short career. He spent last season at Alaves.
Now with 16 senior Real appearances under his belt, Llorente boasts huge talent and is renowned for his intricate array of passing as well as his ability to read the game and intercept opponents’ passes.
Real Betis are also interested in Llorente, as are last season’s loan side Alaves, but working under Benitez for a second time could tempt the eight-time Spain Under-21 international.
Llorente has three and a half years remaining on his contract at Real and although a permanent deal seems very much off the cards at this late stage in the window, the Toon could indeed land the midfielder on loan before 11pm on Wednesday.
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