La Liga club Sociedad have announced on their official Twitter page that they have reached an agreement in principle with Premier League side Leeds over the transfer of the 27-year-old central defender.
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: #RealSociedad and @LUFC have reached an agreement in principle for the transfer of @diego_2llorente. Eskerrik asko, thank you! We wish you the best of luck in this new stage of your career, Diego!#AurreraReala pic.twitter.com/hnJvxcXQcN
— Real Sociedad (@RealSociedadEN) September 22, 2020
Sky Sports have reported that the Spain international is undergoing a medical at Leeds, and once he has passed it, he will complete his move to Elland Road.
The Spaniard will become the West Yorkshire club’s seventh signing of the summer transfer window, with the promoted Premier League club have secured the services of Robin Koch and Rodrigo among others.
Leeds are playing in the top flight of English football this season after winning automatic promotion from the Championship at the end of the 2019-20 campaign.
Llorente is a former Real Madrid central defender who could make a huge impact in the first team at the Santiago Bernabeu, but he has been superb for Sociedad in La Liga over the past three seasons.