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Llorente thrilled with 'spectacular' season

Llorente joined Juventus from Athletic Bilbao at the end of last season and after a somewhat sluggish start, the 29-year-old cemented himself as a regular first-team player and, with two league games remaining, has notched 15 goals.

Juventus secured their third straight Scudetto over the weekend and celebrated the title with a 1-0 triumph over Atalanta on Monday, and Llorente reflected on his first season playing outside Spain.

"It's spectacular to come here and win the Scudetto in my first season," the Spaniard told Sky Sport Italia.

"It's incredible, a dream for me, and now after such hard work we can enjoy it.

"We have many things that need to be improved but work is the right path forward. We have Antonio Conte with us and hope to do better every year."

Llorente scored just one goal before November and started just five of Juventus' opening 10 matches.

It has seen Juventus' other forwards, such as Mirko Vucinic, Sebastian Giovinco and Fabio Quagliarella, reduced to cameo roles.

"I am truly happy, as I was always told it would not be easy in my first year in Italy," Llorente said.

"But I'm happy with the work I did for the team."