Fernando Llorente, a 37-year-old legend of the Premier League, announces his retirement from football and his transition to another sport.
The World Cup winner will now try his hand at a different sport by switching from the field to the court.
Since departing Spanish second-division team Eibar at the end of the previous season, Llorente has been without a team.
The attacker also announced the end of his football career while saying that he plans to keep active by playing padel, a racket sport that is becoming increasingly popular, particularly in Spain.
Would we ever see you on the field again, Llorente was questioned on live television.
The striker, though, retorted, "Oh, no. Suddenly, everything is apparent to me. Playing padel helps me stay in shape.
Before joining Juventus on a free transfer in 2013, Llorente enjoyed eight fruitful years in the first squad while rising through the ranks at Athletic Bilbao.
He won two Serie A championships, the Coppa Italia, and advanced to the Champions League final in his two seasons with the Old Lady.
He left Torino for Sevilla in 2015, where he won the Europa League, then Swansea in 2016, where he scored 15 goals to keep the Welsh team from being relegated.
Llorente joined Tottenham in 2017 and served primarily as Harry Kane's backup.
But his contentious goal in the thrilling Champions League quarterfinal against Manchester City in 2019 will live on in North London forever.
Llorente scored the game-winning goal from a corner kick as Tottenham advanced on away goals following a 4-4 aggregate draw to the final, where he earned his second runner-up medal.
The Spaniard departed Spurs at the conclusion of that campaign and briefly played for Napoli and Udinese in Italy before joining Eibar in his native country.
He finished his club career with 203 goals in 676 games and added seven more in 24 senior appearances for La Roja, a team that won the 2010 World Cup and the 2012 Euro Championship with him on board.
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