Mauricio Pochettino comments on Fernando Llorente’s Tottenham future

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Fernando Llorente scored a hat-trick for Tottenham Hotspur against Tranmere Rovers on Friday.

Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino has suggested to Football.London that Fernando Llorente could leave the club in the January transfer window.

Pochettino dropped the hint following Tottenham’s 7-0 win against Tranmere Rovers away from home in the third round of the FA Cup on Friday evening.

Llorente was the star of the show, as the Spanish striker scored a hat-trick for the Premier League club.

Pochettino told Football.London about Llorente: “Yes, it’s a six-month contract with the club and we will see what happens.

“As I explained for different players, it’s not only in our hands, what the player wants. Of course now the window is open we’re going to talk.”

Leaving Tottenham Hotspur

Llorente has struggled to make an impact at Tottenham since his move from Swansea City in the summer of 2017.

There have been occasions when Spurs manager Pochettino has not started the 33-year-old even when Harry Kane has been injured.

It does make sense for the Spaniard to leave the North London outfit for a club where he can play regularly, but Spurs do need depth in their squad.

True, it is tempting for Tottenham to cash in on Llorente in the January transfer window, but the North London outfit are challenging for the Premier League title and are also in the knockout rounds of the Champions League.