Paul Clement insists Fernando Llorente isn't leaving Swansea

Paul Clement insists Fernando Llorente will be staying at Swansea after admitting the club are in "limbo" over the Gylfi Sigurdsson transfer saga.

As Swansea and Everton remain in talks to break the deadlock over Sigurdsson's transfer to Goodison Park, Clement believes Llorente will not be following the Icelandic playmaker out of the exit door at the Liberty Stadium.

The Spain World Cup winner is currently injured after fracturing his arm in a cycling accident while on holiday last month and will miss the opening game of the Premier League season at Southampton on Saturday.

But head coach Clement says the 32-year-old targetman - Swansea's top scorer last season with 15 goals - will remain at the club, despite reported interest from champions Chelsea and a possible reunion with his former Juventus boss Antonio Conte.

Sigurdsson's future would appear to be on Merseyside, with Everton boss Ronald Koeman again claiming that the deal for the 27-year-old playmaker is "still close".

Despite suggestions that transfer talks between the two clubs had broken down, Koeman said Everton remain in negotiations with Swansea - a point backed up by Clement.

Swansea value Sigurdsson at £50million but Clement called for compromise on both sides to get the deal done.

Sigurdsson has not played for Swansea since their first pre-season friendly at Barnet on July 12.

He pulled out of the club's tour to the United States and, although he has since taken a full part in training, he will not be involved at Southampton.

On potential targets to replace Sigurdsson - former striker Wilfried Bony and Nacer Chadli have both been linked - Clement added: "I'm as confident as I can be from my talks with the owners and the chairman that if this goes through, that we're ready to go.

"But what you can't do is control the decision-making of the other club.

"We've got a good idea of what players are going to cost. So we're as ready as we can be."