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George Bennett

AS Roma boss Jose Mourinho 'not convinced' by Leeds United loanee Diego Llorente

Leeds United loanee Diego Llorente has reportedly failed to 'convince' AS Roma manager Jose Mourinho during his loan spell at the Stadio Olimpico.

That is according to Italian outlet La Gazzetta dello Sport, who have included the Spanish defender in their list of 'transfer mistakes'.

Llorente has played just three times for Roma, and received heavy criticism following his performance in the 1-0 defeat against Lazio in the Rome derby on Sunday.

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Mourinho introduced Llorente at the break, but the 29-year-old lasted just 33 minutes as he was replaced by Stephan El Shaaraway 12 minutes from time.

Leeds allowed Llorente to leave Elland Road on loan for the remainder of the season with an option to buy on transfer deadline day. He had fallen below January signing Max Wober in the pecking order, and had started just one league games since October.

Roma have an option to convert his loan into a permanent deal for a fee of £18 million in the summer, although his lack of game time suggests that Roma won't be willing to cough up such a fee when his loan deal expires.

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