 On 3 January 2013, Athletic confirmed that Llorente would be holding talks with Juventus On the 21st the Italians' sporting director, Giuseppe Marotta, stated that he was "very optimistic" that the player would join on 1 July, with Urrutia believed to be unwilling to allow him to leave in the January transfer window.Three days later the club formalized the signing, and announced he would sign a four-year contract on 1 July when his contract with Bilbao expired; Juventus also paid his agent €3.038 million.Llorente scored just 5 goals in 36 competitive matches in his final year with Athletic, playing mainly as a back-up for Aduriz.