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  • Transfer: Turkish club sign Alvaro Morata

    Transfer: Turkish club sign Alvaro Morata

    Serie A club AC Milan have sent Alvaro Morata on-loan to Turkish side Galatasaray.

    The Spain striker moves to Gala on an extended loan, which includes a permanent option.

    Milan confirmed: “AC Milan announces that it has temporarily transferred the sporting services of the footballer Álvaro Morata to Galatasaray SK with an option right. The Club thanks Álvaro for his commitment and the professionalism he has always demonstrated and wishes him the best personal and sporting success.”

    The centre forward joins on a loan with a fee of €6m until January 2026. The permanent option is worth €8m, in January 2026. Galatasaray has the option to extend the loan for free until 30 June 2026 and in that case the permanent option increases to €9m.

    Morata will be guaranteed €6m of salary.

  • Transfer: La Liga club reach personal terms with Morata

    Transfer: La Liga club reach personal terms with Morata

    La Liga club Barcelona have a deal in place for Juventus striker Alvaro Morata.

    However, nothing will be rubberstamped until Juve find a replacement for the Atletico Madrid loanee.

    Juventus are in the process of ending the loan with Atlético, but first they want to find a replacement, according to Italian journalist Romeo Agresti. PSG ace Mauro Icardi has been mentioned as a candidate.

    Morata and Barça have reached a total agreement whereby the forward will join until 2023 (18 months guaranteed) with the option of another year.

    Barca must also find an agreement with Atletico, with the loan deal involving Juve including a €35m permanent option.

  • Transfer: Barca make sensational move for Juve striker

    Transfer: Barca make sensational move for Juve striker

    Barcelona are making a sensational move for Juventus striker Alvaro Morata.

    Morata is on-loan at Juve from Atletico Madrid, but the Bianconeri have decided against taking up his permanent option.

    Instead, a return to Spain could be on for Morata, with Barca keen on the centre-forward for January.

    AS says Barca have already held lengthy talks with Morata’s agent Juanma López, with an agreement close.

    Barca still need to begin negotiations with Atletico and Juve, but knowing the Italians’ stand there is a confident an agreement can be found.

    Morata’s move to Barca will be controversial given his deep Real Madrid ties.

  • I know why Spain fans booing me – Morata

    I know why Spain fans booing me – Morata

    Atletico Madrid striker Alvaro Morata feels he knows why he’s being booed by Spain fans at Euro 2020.

    Morata, on-loan with Juventus, has stated that he is ready to speak about the booing at the end of the European Championship.

    The Spain striker answered his critics with a fine strike to give his side a 4-3 lead in their extra time victory over Croatia in the round of 16 and is solely focused on the task at hand at a critical stage in the tournament.

    “I know the reason [why they keep booing me],” he told Deportes Cuatro.

    “I know it perfectly well and it isn’t very difficult to understand.

    “When the European Championship finishes, if everything goes well, I will speak. I have no problem. I am fully aware why they boo me, of course.”

  • UCL: Don’t ask me about Chelsea, Real Madrid clash – Morata

    UCL: Don’t ask me about Chelsea, Real Madrid clash – Morata

    Juventus striker Alvaro Morata insists he hasn’t given any thought to the Champions League semi-final between Chelsea and Real Madrid.

    The two clubs are former employers of Morata’s.

    But the Spain international says: “Who wins? It changes little and I don’t think about it now.

    “With all due respect, I have no idea and it burns me to see the Champions League because we should be there.”

    Morata was speaking after Juve’s 1-1 draw with Fiorentina on Sunday.

  • Alvaro Morata reveals Getafe ambitions

    Alvaro Morata reveals Getafe ambitions

    Alvaro Morata admits he sees himself closing out his career with Getafe.

    Despite two spells with Atletico Madrid and now with Juve, Morata has other plans when he winds down his playing career.

    The striker said, “Everyone has his options, at that moment the return to Turin was the best choice I could make. The national team jersey is the goal of every player and you work for this: it is difficult to watch the games on television. And one of the few things I miss is winning with Spain.

    “Atletico Madrid? I am grateful to the Colchoneros and I will always be: in the league I see them better than Barcelona and Real Madrid, a Champions League final against Atletico would be nice even if it would be very difficult to score.

    “I would like to retire from football with the Getafe shirt, they helped me to become the player I am today.”

  • Llorente, Koke, Morata named in Spain squad

    Llorente, Koke, Morata named in Spain squad

    Spain coach Luis Enrique has handed Atletico Madrid midfielder Marcos Llorente a first call-up and recalled Koke and Alvaro Morata for the upcoming internationals against the Netherlands, Switzerland and Germany.

    The coach omitted Rodrigo Moreno and Dani Ceballos from the squad, as well as Thiago Alcantara who is still struggling after sustaining a knee injury last month.

    A holding midfielder for most of his career and with Spain’s under-21s, Llorente has reinvented himself as a wide forward under Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone.

    “He is a very complete player and I’ll ask him where he is most comfortable playing,” Luis Enrique told a news conference on Friday.

    “He’s very versatile, he’s scored lots of goals and provided lots of assists recently. I’m really looking forward to seeing how he does and what he can offer us.”

    Llorente’s team mate Koke is the fourth most-capped player in the squad but has not been called up since October 2018.

    “I’ve always liked Koke, he’s a top level player and a great person but there is a lot of competition in our midfield,” the coach said after recalling the midfielder.

    He praised Morata for returning to form at Juventus this season, scoring six goals in seven games in all competitions.

    “I’ve called Morata up because since he has returned to Juventus he has been full of confidence and his numbers reflect that,” he added.

    Spain visit the Netherlands for a friendly on Wednesday, then play UEFA Nations League matches away to Switzerland on Nov. 14 and at home to Germany on Nov. 17.

  • Morata stages come back to Juventus

    Morata stages come back to Juventus

    Spanish striker Alvaro Morata is close to rejoining Serie A champions Juventus on a transfer deal from Atletico Madrid, Italian media reported on Tuesday.

    Juventus shared pictures on Twitter of the 27-year-old landing in Turin late Monday for medical tests.

    He is expected to sign his contract on Tuesday.

    Morata was with the Bianconeri for two seasons, winning the league title and the Italian Cup in 2015 and 2016.

    In his first year for Juventus he played with Andrea Pirlo.

    Pirlo is now with the Bianconeri and started his coaching career on Sunday as the reigning Serie A champions beat Sampdoria 3-0 in their season opening match.

  • EPL: Morata quicker than Higuain, Giroud – Makelele

    Chelsea legend, Claude Makelele, has claimed that striker, Alvaro Morata is quicker than Gonzalo Higuain and Olivier Giroud.

    The ex-midfield maestro said this following Chelsea’s 1-1 draw against Manchester United in the Premier League on Sunday.

    Morata is currently on loan at Atletico Madrid from Chelsea following the Blues manager, Maurizio Sarri’s decision to bring Gonzalo Higuain to Stamford Bridge last January.

    “For me, the way I see it, I think it depends on the manager and the way he wants to play football,” Makelele told Stadium Astro.

    “We didn’t know exactly what the manager wanted at the start. He prefers Higuain because he’s more adapted with Hazard and Willian, he had him before, he knows Higuain very well, so he knows the mentality and spirit of Sarri’s team.

    “But for me, the one is Morata, he’s a real striker. He’s like [Karim] Benzema a little bit, technically soft, scores goals, not selfish, runs, I think he’s quicker than Higuain and Giroud.”

  • Morata, Koke back in Spain squad

    Atletico Madrid midfielder, Koke, and Chelsea striker, Alvaro Morata, have been recalled to the Spain squad for this month’s internationals against Wales and England, though Diego Costa has been left out by coach Luis Enrique.
    Costa, who withdrew from the squad last month for personal reasons, came off injured during Atletico’s 3-1 win over Club Bruges in the Champions League on Wednesday, though Atletico have yet to announce details of the injury.
    Spain coach, Enrique, declined to say whether or not the striker had been in his plans before he was injured against Bruges.
    “I don’t know why people are so interested in knowing this. He got injured and that is it,” Enrique told a news conference.
    Spain play Wales in a Cardiff friendly next Thursday before hosting England in a UEFA Nations League tie at Real Betis’s Benito Villamarin Stadium the following Sunday.
    Enrique’s team is top of the Nations League A Group 4 standings on six points after beating England 2-1 and hammering Croatia 6-0 last month.
    “The friendly with Wales will allow us to try things out. The vital game is against England. There will be little room for experiments because we have to win,” Enrique said.
    The coach has also handed a first call-up to Wolverhampton Wanderers defender, Jonny Castro, and the recalled Real Betis defender, Marc Bartra, and Borussia Dortmund forward, Paco Alcacer, having worked with the latter pair while at Barcelona.
    Barca defender Jordi Alba, however, continues to be overlooked despite showing strong form for his club.
    Real Madrid pair Isco and Dani Carvajal, along with Barca’s Sergi Roberto and Athletic Bilbao’s Inigo Martinez, were part of the last squad, but all miss out through injury.
    The defenders are Cesar Azpilicueta, Raul Albiol, Nacho Fernandez, Sergio Ramos, Marc Bartra, Jonny Castro, Marcos Alonso and Jose Gaya.
    The Midfielders are Sergio Busquets, Rodri, Koke, Saul Niguez, Thiago Alcantara and Dani Ceballos.
    The Forwards, Marco Asensio, Iago Aspas, Alvaro Morata, Suso, Rodrigo Moreno and Paco Alcacer.
    Reuters/NAN