Fernando Llorente has not started in the Premier League or the Champions League this season.
Due to the limited playing time, the Spaniard has been linked with a return to Athletic Club Bilbao and has also admitted he would be open to the idea of rejoining the Basque club.
Tuesday’s edition of Mundo Deportivo has an update on the striker as they claim Barcelona considered the idea of signing him in the winter market.
Ernesto Valverde has already said that he would like the La Liga winners to bring in a new player to strengthen his side’s strike force after Sevilla signed Munir El Haddadi.
The Catalan newspaper mentions the former Athletic manager ‘likes’ the Spurs frontman and he played under the current Barca coach when the two were at San Mames.
The England international could be sidelined for a month, which is why Spurs are not willing to sanction his sale.
Due to this, Cristhian Stuani of Girona seems to be another option for Barcelona.
