Fernando Llorente: “They took everything from me, even my number …”

After a few difficult months, Ferdinand
Llorente smiles again in the ranks of the Udinese, with whom he has accumulated 11 matches of Serie
TO playing consecutively, starting eight of them.

At 36, the world champion with Spain in 2010 has regained a leading role that he had completely lost in Naples, a club to which he arrived in the summer of 2019 at the express request of Carlo
Ancelotti. In statements to ‘The
Gazzetta
dello
Sport', Llorente He explained the difficult situation he experienced in the Campania region: “Ancelotti was the coach who wanted me for Naples and when they fired him, the club decided to get rid of me too. They took everything from me, even my number … I was separated from the team with Milik and Ounas, without having the opportunity to contribute ”, lamented the ex of the Athletic
Club.

“I have a good relationship with Gattuso”

“After that I spoke with Gattuso, with whom I have a good relationship, and at least I went back to the group. It was clear that Napoli were not betting on me and that is why I looked for a solution. I regret not having had the opportunity to have contributed, because I did everything possible to reverse the situation ”, concluded a Fernando llorente which debuted on March 6 as a scorer with the Udinese, in the victory of those of Luca
Gotti before him Sassuolo (2-0).