Diego Llorente, who joined Roma on loan, is likely to move from Leeds United to Real Betis this summer.
Real Betis sporting director Manuel Fajardo is in talks with Leeds United to sign 30-year-old centre-back Diego Llorente, following on from Marc Roca’s loan move from Leeds on a permanent basis, reports on Saturday.
Llorente joined Leeds United from Real Sociedad in the summer of 2020. He spent last season on loan at Roma, ยูฟ่าเบท but the Giallorossi did not exercise his option to make the deal permanent and sent the player back to Elland Road this summer.
As Real Betis look to strengthen their centre-back position following the loss of Chadi Read and Sokratis Papastathopoulos this summer. Betis had previously made an offer for Llorente, only for it to be reject by the Peacocks, but Fajardo is continuing talks with the English club in an attempt to get a deal done.
Real Betis are believe to have reach an agreement with Leeds United. And are expect to sign Llorente for around €4m.
Manuel Pellegrini’s side, who boast high-profile names such as Isco and Nabil Fekir. Sealed seventh-placed finish in the Spanish top-flight last term and will be partaking in qualification for next season’s UEFA Europa Conference League.