March 2017 - Swansea City Wiretap

Chelsea Seeks Deal For Fernando Llorente

Jan 7, 2017 2:38 PM

Chelsea hope to sign Fernando Llorente in January as Antonio Conte sees him as the perfect backup at striker for Diego Costa.

Chelsea are interested in securing him on loan or on a permanent basis but are aware that they face a struggle.

Llorente joined Swansea from Sevilla last summer and the Welsh club’s new manager, Paul Clement, only has Borja Bastón – the club record signing who has scored only once in 12 games – and the 20-year-old Oliver McBurnie to lead the line and is highly unlikely to sanction a sale or a loan deal for Llorente unless another striker is signed.

Chelsea signed Michy Batshuayi in the summer for £33.2 million but he's only been used sparingly and even sat on Boxing Day when Costa was suspended.

Fabrizio Romano/The Guardian

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Swansea Hires Paul Clement As Manager

Jan 2, 2017 8:55 PM

Swansea will name Paul Clement as their third manager of the season.

Clement is likely to be in the stands at Selhurst Park on Tuesday evening for the match with Crystal Palace having asked Bayern Munich to leave his role as Carlo Ancelotti’s assistant.

Clement, who has served as Ancelotti’s assistant at Chelsea, Paris Saint‑Germain and Real Madrid, will take over with Swansea bottom of the table having endured a fourth successive Premier League defeat against Bournemouth on Saturday.

Swansea fired Bob Bradley last week.

 

Ben Fisher/The Guardian

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