Arsenal Transfer Target Alvaro Morata Set For Crunch Real Madrid Talks

The Juventus forward will have his (rather complex) situation resolved next week

Juventus' Alvaro Morata celebrates after scoring against AC Milan

Arsenal target Alvaro Morata’s camp will meet with Real Madrid next week as they look to resolve his future.

The Juventus forward would prefer to know where he will be playing next season before heading to the European Championships with Spain, and agent Juanma Lopez will be among those in Madrid next week to find out if the Bernabeu club see a future for the 23-year-old.

Real Madrid have verbally communicated their intention to exercise their €30million (£24m) buyback clause on Morata, after selling him to the Italian giants two years ago, and are expected to lodge the official bid after discussions with the player’s representatives.

But while they are expected to immediately sell him for a significant profit, there remains a small chance that coach Zinedine Zidane decides to keep the Spanish international in Madrid.

Arsenal, both Manchester clubs and Chelsea are all interested in the striker, according to sources with knowledge of the situation.

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Chelsea only joined the race last week, and are considering signing both Morata and Romelu Lukaku if they can sell Diego Costa back to Atletico Madrid for £20million.

The Gunners, who missed out on Morata when he made his move to Turin, remain keen but have not yet made an official bid.

Source: mirror