Juventus director-general Giuseppe Marotta has confirmed talks between the club and striker Fernando Llorente's advisors are "very advanced".
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Llorente, currently plying his trade at La Liga side Athletic Bilbao, is out of contract at the end of the season, alerting the Bianconeri to a potential free transfer in the off-season.
"We are waiting for news," Marotta told Sky Italia. "We have looked at players who are out of contract on June 30 and I will not hide that the talks with Llorente, or at least his agents, are very advanced.
"From that point of view I am very optimistic that it can be finished quickly, although a contract which begins on July 1 is expected."
Llorente had announced in August he would not be signing a contract extension with Bilbao, paving the way for his move to one of Europe's biggest clubs.
The Spain international has mainly been used as a substitute this season, and is likely to find himself on the bench once more as Bilbao take on Real Betis on Monday evening.
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