Athletic Bilbao coach Marcelo Bielsa has called on Fernando Llorente to ignore the anger of home fans.

Bielsa is set to stick with Llorente - who has signalled his intention to leave the club at the end of the season - despite continuing abuse from home fans angry at the player's recent public announcement.

Bielsa said: "He will have to cope with the criticism. I assume he will learn to take it because it has happened before. It happened (against Sparta), and there is no guarantee that it will not happen again."