Diego Llorente is expected to cost Leeds United close to £14 million, but the 49ers just need to approve the deal and move on; Llorente’s time at Elland Road is officially over.
In the summer of 2020, Llorente, 30, paid an incredible £18 million to move to Elland Road; however, the Spanish player never truly captured the hearts of supporters. He had a lot of injuries in his debut season and had poor form in his second.
After spending half of 2022–2023 there, he was loaned to Roma, where he was reunited with Jose Mourinho, the coach who had given him his professional debut at Real Madrid. In Italy, he’s had a better experience.
Llorente, who made it to the Europa League final the previous year, was kept on loan during the summer and has mainly started at first choice this season due to Chris Smalling’s injury. Roma intends to purchase him because of his respectable form.
Leeds will lose £14 million on Diego Llorente as the Roma move gets closer.
Roma is reportedly close to agreeing to a £4.3 million deal for Llorente, per Metropolitan Magazine. Leeds will lose almost £14 million on the defender, but for now, The 49ers just need to approve the deal.
The window of opportunity for Llorente to rekindle his Leeds spell has passed. A player that is clearly way better in a League where the tempo is slower. Maybe Spain, but Italy for sure. His pay is also very high.
Roma is probably paying them now, but if Leeds can remove his name from the pay roll while still earning some money to reinvest in the team,
