Llorente to Arsenal?

A sudden rumour has appeared in regards to Llorente moving to Arsenal from Athletic Bilbao. The story took the internet, especially Twitter by storm last night after a spanish journalist working for El Mundo Deportivo claimed that a deal between Arsenal and Athletic Bilbao in regards to the purchase of Llorente had been struck, with a press conference called for Tuesday 29th May. Is it true? The sudden nature of it seems like a typical Arsenal move, however with a £30mil buy-out clause, it seems unlikely and only time will tell.

  This season, Llorente has managed to score 28 goals in 53 games for Bilbao, which isn't a bad ratio at all, especially when you consider that Bilbao finished the season 10th in La Liga. He also has 6 assists to his name. He is the target man that Arsenal need and if the story is to be believed would be the kind of marquee signing that Arsenal fans have been craving. However it does pose the question, would he be signed in order to work with/convince RVP as well as play with Podolski, or signed as RVP's replacement?
  With the high price tag and the kind of striker he is, I fully expect he would be RVP's replacement with the funds from the sale being used to sign Llorente. The question thus would be, where would RVP be headed? My guess would be City due to the price, however I would hope that he would actually head abroad. I would not be able to stomach the idea of Van Persie heading toward the blue side of Manchester. I would even dare say I would prefer to see him play for Man United than City.
  However, if the story is true and he has been signed as a convincer, what a convincer it is. A strike force of RVP, Podolski and Llorente is a deadly one and then with Walcott, Gervinho, Chamberlain and the potential development of Miyaichi to go along side, you would be hard put to find a deadlier strike force when you ignore the likes of Barcelona and Real Madrid. The signing would also show that Arsenal mean business for next season and the future. It will show we aren't afraid of a big signing and that we still remain a club fighting for the title.

  Ultimately though, it all comes down to whether it is just one of those twitter stories that has spun more out of control than usual or the real thing. I can safely say that I will be keeping an eye out hoping that the story is true and a convincer for Van Persie. We can only but wait and see really. 

Until next time.....