He asked to leave, what's so wrong about that? No need for treating him like $#@! all season (club & fans alike). Not everyone who plays for Athletic has to be like Iribar.
But it's pointless arguing with you about this, so...
just some chain of facts
during two years prior to his contract extintion he allways claimed he wanted to stay
Llorente says he will sign when the season is finished
season finished
Llorente says he will sign when the euro cup is finished
Euro cup finished.
press get to know Llorente was asking Athletic a 5mil€ 5 years contract
press get to know Llorente was given five years 4.8mil€ offer
this raged some fans and club members that considered that Athletic was giving him enough
aome assholes were to the training session with a banner saying "MERCENARIES NO" (that's all the harsh he received)
crowd booed him in San Mames
After two years and with few months left of his contract he stays he want to leave
more San Mamés booing
Urrutia said Athletic will use the player until his contract expires
Llorente is sent out of a training session for his constant lack of any effort.
Llorente scores the worst result of some phisical test (bare in mind Athletic was testing some non-profesinal players for its second team)
Llorente applauded back Madrid crowd. Just at the moment when one of his team mates was being insulted by the same crowd.
(I cannot describe the SHAME that is watching one Athletic Club player applauding Real Madrid crowd; it's something like watching Pirlo applauding Inter fans back when they are insulting Buffon)
Llorente published som twitter pics of himself in Real Madrid dressing room smiling and laughing with some real madrid players right after losing there 5-1
Llorente didn't talk to any basque media
Llorente gives some interviews to a journalist that is known for his hate towards Athletic Club.
Llorente plays dully whenever he gets into the pitch
Llorente gets booed every time he gets into the pitch and only then.
you know the rest.
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Yes, and there are examples of that, such as recently Liverpool not allowing Suarez to leave.
But I think there's a difference between that & what happened to Llorente though. They basically used him as a warning to all other players what will happen to them if they don't want to stay there their entire career.
not a WARNING or an EXAMPLE the point ot make is reassure this is an
OFFICIALLY ESTABLISHED POLICY.