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Athletic Bilbao's Fernando Llorente Down Plays Real Madrid Rumours
Athletic Bilbao attacker Fernando Llorente has made it clear that his future lies with the Basque side and he's eager to stay put.
08-Apr-2011 11:50:00 AM
By Stefan Coerts
Athletic Bilbao attacker Fernando Llorente has made it clear that he's not thinking about leaving the Basque outfit any time soon.
The Spain international is continually being linked with a move to Champions League hopefuls Real Madrid, but Llorente has stated that he sees himself remaining at San Mames, next season and beyond.
"My future lies with this club. I've always said this is the case and nothing's changed. My current contract runs two more years and I'm feeling very relaxed," Llorente was quoted as saying by AS.
"I'm feeling very well here and I don't care that my eventual contract extension could be used in the upcoming presidential elections."
The 26-year-old then looked ahead to this weekend's La Liga clash against los Blancos and made it clear that Bilbao are ready to cause an upset.
"It will be a tough game as Real Madrid won't give up on the title just yet. I'm sure that Mourinho's men will be keen to get a good result. We play at home though and will give our all to get something from this game."
The Spain international is continually being linked with a move to Champions League hopefuls Real Madrid, but Llorente has stated that he sees himself remaining at San Mames, next season and beyond.
"My future lies with this club. I've always said this is the case and nothing's changed. My current contract runs two more years and I'm feeling very relaxed," Llorente was quoted as saying by AS.
"I'm feeling very well here and I don't care that my eventual contract extension could be used in the upcoming presidential elections."
The 26-year-old then looked ahead to this weekend's La Liga clash against los Blancos and made it clear that Bilbao are ready to cause an upset.
"It will be a tough game as Real Madrid won't give up on the title just yet. I'm sure that Mourinho's men will be keen to get a good result. We play at home though and will give our all to get something from this game."
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