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Everton are also set to make a move for Swansea striker Fernando Llorente
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Everton ready to fight Premier League rivals Chelsea for Swansea striker Fernando Llorente

Toffees boss Ronald Koeman reportedly ready to ramp up his pursuit for Spanish international as Goodison Park chief attempts to bring in new forward

EVERTON will reportedly do battling with Chelsea to try and sign Swansea City striker Fernando Llorente.

Toffees boss Ronald Koeman is desperate to bring an a frontman after being thwarted in his attempts to sign Olivier Giroud from Arsenal.

Everton are set to make a move for Swansea striker Fernando Llorente
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Everton are set to make a move for Swansea striker Fernando LlorenteCredit: Getty Images - Getty
Chelsea are also interested in the Spanish international forward
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Chelsea are also interested in the Spanish international forwardCredit: Reuters

And ESPN claim that the Spanish striker is his new No1 target before the end of the transfer window on Thursday.

The Dutch manager has still not replaced Romelu Lukaku following the Belgian's £75million move to Manchester United.

Llorente's future has come under much speculation this summer.

Chelsea hold a long-term interest in the international and are expected to make another attempt to sign him over the next 48 hours.

Blues chief Antonio Conte is a big admirer of the star after working with him at Juventus.

He attempted to sign him in January but the Swans rejected his approach as they battled against relegation.

Fernando Llorente scored 15 goals last year in his first campaign at the Swans
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Fernando Llorente scored 15 goals last year in his first campaign at the SwansCredit: PA:Press Association
And the Swans are desperate not to lose the big striker this transfer window
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And the Swans are desperate not to lose the big striker this transfer windowCredit: Getty

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Llorente played a pivotal role in their survival as he bagged 15 goals in his debut campaign in the Premier League.

Conte continues to keep tabs on the 32-year-old's situation at the Liberty Stadium as he seeks to further bolster his attack.

Despite bringing in Alvaro Morata from Real Madrid, he is still light with Diego Costa still AWOL following the pair's bust-up.

Swansea will attempt to fend off all interest in the forward
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Swansea will attempt to fend off all interest in the forwardCredit: Getty Images - Getty
Antonio Conte has been a long-term admirer of the star
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Antonio Conte has been a long-term admirer of the starCredit: PA:Empics Sport
But Ronald Koeman will make a late move for the veteran frontman
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But Ronald Koeman will make a late move for the veteran frontmanCredit: Rex Features

Swansea are reluctant to lose their talisman.

They have already lost Gylfi Sigurdsson to Everton.

But the Merseysiders want to reunite the duo and Goodison Park and will step-up their attempts to achieve that before Thursday.


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