The Swansea City striker could be a useful addition for Everton this summer.
Popular bookmakers BETVICTOR have installed the Toffees as surprise outsiders in the race to sign Swans striker Fernando Llorente this summer.
Everton are the Premier League’s biggest spenders so far during this transfer window, and Ronald Koeman’s spree shows no sign of abating, as he continues his squad overhaul at Goodison Park.
The Dutchman is getting his business done early and efficiently, but there could be one more area of his squad that needs strengthening, if Romelu Lukaku leaves for pastures new.
Swansea City’s Fernando Llorente celebrates
The signing of Sandro Ramirez is expected to be confirmed later today, according to the Independent, but the Toffees will need to make a further addition to their forward ranks, if they expect to be competitive on all fronts this season.
And BETVICTOR believe that Swansea’s Llorente could very well be the man for Koeman, making Everton 8/1 outsiders in the race to sign him, behind Chelsea and Newcastle United at 4/1 and 6/1 respectively.
The Spaniard was superb for the Welsh club last term, scoring 15 goals in 33 Premier League outings – a quite remarkable tally considering that Swansea spent most of their campaign battling relegation.
One minor concern for the Toffees will be the fact that the 32-year-old recently fractured a bone in his lower arm whilst on holiday, but BBC Sport claim that he will be back fit and ready for the start of the new season.
And whilst many Blues fans will look at the potential signing of Llorente as a rather underwhelming one, he would surely be able to do a job for Koeman’s men, for the short-term at least.
Swansea City’s Fernando Llorente celebrates
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