Are Premier League clubs really just trawling Twitter, listening to fans?
Swansea City seem to be.
A fan requests Spain international striker Fernando Llorente. Swansea respond.
You may remember the 31-year-old best for his phenomenal goal for Athletic Club against Manchester United in the 2011/12 Europa League.
Clip via Toni Ristovski
It’s no wonder Swans fan Scott Akerman called on his club to sign the target man as soon as he heard there might be interest.
Llorente, who spent last season with Sevilla following a two-year spell in Italy with Juventus, could be a huge coup for a Swansea team whose top-scoring striker last year was Bafétimbi Gomis with six.
https://twitter.com/sakerman29/status/761509668132970496
Well, it was a case of ‘ask and you shall receive’, with the club responding to Akerman’s request with the ideal present.
Sure, he’s not technically *holding* the shirt, but it’s close enough.
You mean like this one, Scott? 👀
RT @sakerman29 "Tweet a pic of Llorente holding a Swans shirt @SwansOfficial" pic.twitter.com/TsJHCCnvre
— Swansea City AFC (@SwansOfficial) August 5, 2016
That said, they did have multiple photos on file showing Llorente with the shirt in his hands. We’re not sure why they couldn’t have just used one of those at the time.
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Our new striker @llorentefer19 will wear the number 9️⃣ shirt for the #Swans this season. #WelcomeFernando pic.twitter.com/sCURoCzdhb
— Swansea City AFC (@SwansOfficial) August 5, 2016
The 6’5″ frontman, who has seven goals in 24 appearances for Spain, will link up with his new team-mates ahead of their Premier League season opener away at Burnley.
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