Llorente is reportedly allowed to leave Tottenham this month.
Spanish outlet El Desmarque have claimed that La Liga side Valencia have now entered the race to sign Tottenham Hotspur striker Fernando Llorente, with the forward reportedly free to leave Spurs this month.
Sky Sports claimed earlier this week that Spanish target man Llorente, 33, will be allowed to leave Spurs in January along with Vincent Janssen and Georges-Kevin N’Koudou.
The 2010 World Cup winner remains in and around the Spurs squad, clocking up 10 appearances this season in all competitions. He has scored once in the 3-1 Carabao Cup win over rivals West Ham United.
But in 41 appearances since his £12million move from Swansea City in the summer of 2017, Llorente has managed just six goals – three of those coming in the form of a hat-trick against Rochdale last season.
Now, Valencia are looking to lure the powerful striker back to his home country, as they look to improve on a decent enough start to the La Liga campaign which sees them sit in eighth place. They face Celtic in the last 32 of the Europa League.
Llorente has also been linked with his former side Athletic Bilbao and indeed Greek outfit Olympiakos of late, and Valencia have now joined the race for the striker with his contract expiring at the end of the season.
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