Swansea City Striker's Agent Speaks Out Over His Client's Poor Start to Life in the Premier League

Published on: 21 November 2016

Swansea City striker Fernando Llorente is 'desperate to turn things around', according to his agent JesusLlorente, after an underwhelming start to life at the Welsh club.


Speaking to Tutto Mercato Web, Jesus, who also happens to be Llorente's brother, admitted that his client's currentsituation was 'not ideal' at the Premier League's bottom side.

He said: "The change of coach was hard, because Fernando was wanted by Guidolin. But my brother wants to go back to his levels and raise Swansea. It's the only 'goal'."


Llorente arrived at the club this summer after signing ona two-year deal for an undisclosed fee from Spanish side Sevilla, but has not yet hit the ground running.

The 31-year-old has managed just one goal against Manchester City so farand has struggled for form and fitness, culminating in him being left out against Everton this weekend.


With Swansea rooted to the bottom of the table, the Spaniard's poor showing and lack of goals looks to have worn thin with new boss Bob Bradley, who is still searching desperately for his first win.


The American chose to deploy Gylfi Sigurdsson as a false nine, leaving Llorente out of the squad altogether.

Asked about Italian club Napoli, Jesus also said: "We know Italy. The league is a great league. But Fernando has played for Juventus. Then you know, in football anything can happen, never say never. But Juve is a special feeling."


Serial winner Llorente won five major trophies at Juventus, was part of the Spain squad that wonthe World Cup in 2010 and Euro 2012 and is considered a 'legend' at the club where he made his name, Athletic Bilbao.


However in more recent times,the played took up more of an understudy role at Sevilla to Kevin Gameiro in his only season there and has so far struggled to make his mark for the Swans the Premier League.

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