Posted on December 30, 2021 at 6.30 p.m. by AC
The Spanish press has launched a new track for FC Barcelona, since Xavi would like to count on the services of Alvaro Morata, currently on loan from Atlético de Madrid to Juventus.
Winter promises to be hot for FC Barcelona . Recently arrived to revive his club of heart, Xavi wants to strengthen its workforce with two arrivals already completed, since the signatures of Dani Alves and Ferran Torres have already been announced. More should come, as the former midfielder would like to strengthen himself as a left-back and especially a forward, as Sergio Aguero was forced to end his career due to heart problems. This Thursday, AS therefore announced that Xavi would have set his sights on Alvaro Morata, number 9 of the Spanish selection and of Juventus, where he has been on loan since September 2020. Owned by Atlético de Madrid , he saw his loan be extended by one year this summer, with Juve which paid an additional € 10 million.
Morata wants to join Barcelona, but Depay …
This lead has been confirmed by several media, in Spain as in Italy, where it is assured that Juventus would not be completely satisfied with the services of Alvaro Morata. According to information from Goal Italia, it was the player himself who took matters into his own hands, asking Juventus to let him go to FC Barcelona . As for Miralem Pjanic and Arthur Melo , a larger operation was even mentioned, since the Barcelona leaders would have proposed Memphis Depay, arrived this summer at the end of his contract with Olympique Lyonnais . Still according to Goal, this option would have been ruled out by Juve, probably not interested in Depay. Note that Matthijs de Ligt and Ousmane Dembélé were also mentioned, but Fabrizio Romano ensures that the two would not be in any way affected by this operation.
Juventus open to departure from Morata?
A departure from Alvaro Morata could more than tempt the leaders of Juventus, although Massimiliano Allegri greatly appreciates the player. Journalist Romeo Agresti reveals that in Turin the offer is viewed as “a favor” by FC Barcelona , with whom relations are very solid. The Bianconeri would see no interest in keeping and enhancing a player who does not belong to them, whose redemption is more than questioned and whose performances in recent months have been very disappointing. As a reminder, Juve has already paid € 10m in September 2020 to Atlético de Madrid and then € 10m this summer, to extend its loan for one year. In order to buy it back definitively, it will be necessary to pay an additional 35M € payable in three years, an amount that Barça would be ready to pay according to the latest indiscretions of Sky Sport.