I'll laugh if Bilbao doesn't sell him.
Arrogant shithead of an owner if they don't.
How is the owner being arrogant?
He's doing what he thinks is best for his club, which is exactly what he ought to be doing.
I can't honestly say I don't think he's doing the right thing, from Athletic Bilbao's point of view.
The money isn't hugely important to them, particularly having just sold Martinez and it's important to them to send a message to clubs and their own players that it's not easy for players to leave.
That policy, in the long term, may well be worth more than the 15-20m they could get for selling Llorente.
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Can't Llorente pay compensation to get out his contract in January?
You mean going down the route of using the Webster Ruling?
There's pretty much an unwritten rule among clubs and players not to make use of that option.
In theory, he probably could, though.