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Fernando Llorente to Chelsea: Swansea boss Paul Clement gives update on transfer
SWANSEA boss Paul Clement insists he wants to keep Fernando Llorente at the club this month.
Fernando Llorente misses sitter on Swansea debut
Chelsea boss Antonio Conte wants to bring Llorente to Stamford Bridge to provide cover for Diego Costa.
The Blues are believed to be closing in on a move for the Spanish forward.
However, Clement has revealed he has no desire to sell the 31-year-old.
Swansea boss Paul Clement wants to keep Chelsea target Fernando Llorente at the Welsh club
I can't say anything will or won't happen, there is a lot of speculation and gossip
The Swansea boss revealed he also wants to keep Everton target Gylfi Sigurdsson at the club.
"Llorente is a very good player, experienced at the highest level and important to this team," Clement said.
“It is just links, there has been no contact.
Swansea boss Paul Clement wants to keep his best players at the club
"I want to keep Gylfi here, he is similar to Llorente. We are in a situation where we want to win games and to give you a chance of doing that you need your best players.
"You need to keep your best players and they are two of the best players the team has got.
“You would possibly expect interest, but they are contracted, they are motivated, focused on what we need to do to move this team forward.
"I can't say anything will or won't happen, there is a lot of speculation and gossip, but there has been no conversation between me, the players, the club, the other clubs, it is just down to work."
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