12 Ridiculous Sunderland Transfer Rumours That Never Happened

7. Fernando Llorente

Nicklas Bendtner was strangely brilliant. His head was the size of a small island, and often found himself aimlessly wandering around in defence when he was in fact the lone striker, but he did actually finish his Sunderland loan season with a not-too-shabby 8 goals in 28 games record (yes, that's actually a phenomenal return for a Sunderland striker). One fateful day he missed the team bus and was on his way out of the club, probably aiming for a Barcelona, Madrid, Munich move. One replacement was then-Atletico Madrid targetman and Spanish international Fernando Llorente. He racked up 111 goals for Atletico across eight years, but he offered far more than goals. He was the complete package, and there was genuine substance to the rumours. Llorente quickly moved onto Italian giants Juventus...