The Italian is good friends with the Tottenham Hotspur back-up striker.
Tottenham Hotspur take on Juventus tonight in the Champions League knockout stages and will be hoping to get a win against tough Italian opposition.
Juve have one of the best defenders in the world in Giorgio Chiellini and the man tasked with getting the better of him will be Tottenham’s Harry Kane – who is once again in sublime form this season. Chiellini has however been speaking about the man who plays back-up to Kane, Fernando Llorente.
Llorente (L)
The Spaniard played for Juventus for two seasons, winning the Serie A title in both campaigns, following a transfer from Athletic Bilbao in 2013.
He has struggled since moving to Spurs in the summer, but Chiellini knows the threat he carries. He told Premium SportMediaset ahead of the clash:
“We hope to see him because now he has joined Tottenham he has struggled so from that point of view we hope to play him. But given the last game in the Champions League two years ago when he scored and we came second in the group, then maybe it’s better not to play him.
“Beyond this, it will be a pleasure to see him again because Fernando is a wonderful person who has gone away in tears because he was very fond of these colours. We still speak it, it’s unique and I hope he will do well even if it’s not tomorrow night.”
Llorente, who scored 15 goals for Swansea City last season, has not had the impact he would have liked at Spurs.
Fernando Llorente of Tottenham Hotspur
Acting as Kane’s deputy, he has failed to fill his boots on a number of occasions when called upon and does not appear to have a long career ahead of him at the North London club. He has recently alluded to being more than open to a return to Turin.
He is however still a highly experienced European football striker from his stints at Bilbao, Juventus and Sevilla and could come in extremely handy this evening and throughout Tottenham’s Champions League campaign.
He would definitely like to get one over his old pal Chiellini, if given the chance by Mauricio Pochettino.
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