- A World Cup winner would have loved to have played for Rangers
- He played for Spain during their 2010 success in South Africa
- He was a striker that could have scored bags of goals in Scotland
A World Cup winner has admitted he wouldn’t have minded playing for Rangers or Celtic in his career.
Fernando Llorente, now 41, was a World Cup winner with Spain in 2010 and played 24 games in five years for his country.
The Spanish striker had an illustrious career in Europe, proving to be one of the best goal scorers for many years.
He played in the Premier League for Tottenham and Swansea, in La Liga for Athletic Bilbao, and won a bagful of trophies with Juventus.
Despite proving himself at the highest level of club and international football, Llorente still wanted to scratch an itch in Scotland.
Here’s what he had to say on potentially suiting up in Glasgow.
What did Llorente say about Rangers?
“I don’t remember exactly, but it’s possible something came up, and I wouldn’t have minded.”
“It’s hard to say – I never played for either, but I went as commentator to the Spain – Scotland qualifier a few years ago.”
“I went to Celtic Park with the stadium empty, and it looked impressive. Full, it must be crazy.”
“They are two huge clubs, and I would have liked the experience. I couldn’t have told you which one I would have chosen because I haven’t lived there.”
A striker of the highest pedigree
Llorente had trophy success at many of the clubs he played for, playing in four European finals as well.
He won the Europa League with Seville in 2016 and secured three Serie A league titles with Juventus.
As well as two Coppa Italias with Napoli and Juve, he won the European Championships and World Cup with Spain.
Llorente almost single-handedly kept Swansea City in the Premier League with 15 goals during the 2016/17 season.
He’s also a Bilbao legend, recording 118 goals in eight years at the club.
In the Premiership for Rangers, it’s scary how dominant he could have been had he moved to Ibrox.
He was a big and physical striker, the perfect prototype that could deal with the physicality of the SPFL.
