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'If he can play against Real Madrid, he can play for us!' - Llorente ready for Premier League after Leeds move, says Bielsa

The manager praised the Spain international defender, who recently joined the club from Real Sociedad in a £23 million deal

Leeds boss Marcelo Bielsa says that new signing Diego Llorente won't need too much time to adapt to the Premier League.

Llorente's signing was confirmed by the Premier League newcomers on Thursday, with Leeds paying a fee in the region of €25 million (£23m/$29m) to sign the defender from Real Sociedad.

The Spanish international was an unused substitute for Sociedad in Sunday's match against Real Madrid, having played the full 90 minutes of the previous weekend's draw with Real Valladolid.