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The arrival of Llorente would be amazing and baffling

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OPINION

Newcastle United fans will be left speechless if Mike Ashley opts to spend the necessary £26.6million to sign Real Sociedad defender Diego Llorente anytime soon.

Spanish outlet Cadena SER recently claimed that the Magpies, alongside Tottenham and Liverpool, were in the race to sign the 25-year-old centre-back as they were one of the Premier League teams keeping an eye on him.

Cadena SER’s report stated that the Magpies had Llorente on their agenda as they had earmarked him as a possible reinforcement to bring in the future, yet if he rocked up anytime soon it’d be a huge surprise.

This is because the centre-back is likely to cost £26.6million as that is the release clause in his contract,and that would therefore see the Magpies have to smash their current transfer record to get him.

The Magpies’ current transfer record is still the £16million they paid to sign Michael Owen in 2005 (Source: Chronicle) and fans have been crying out for the club to smash it for ages.

However they will be left speechless and not sure what to think if Ashley splashes the cash on Llorente as he’s not exactly what they need.

The 25-year-old is a talented player who has more than proven his talent in the 91 appearances he has made in La Liga, but the Magpies are drowning in centre-backs.

Rafa Benitez has several talented central defenders to call upon, all of a reasonable age, so it’s bizarre that they’d be looking for new options even if they’re consider the long-term future.

Therefore this means that Magpies fans will be impressed by a player as good as Llorente arriving but also not sure what to make of Ashley finally spending the cash on improving a position that is already strong beyond belief.

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