Posted on December 31, 2021 at 12:30 pm by La Rédaction
Looking for a top striker this winter, Xavi is said to have recently taken to the track leading to Alvaro Morata. Loaned with an option to buy from Atlético de Madrid to Juventus, the Spaniard still belongs to the Colchoneros. Thus, Diego Simeone could play a dirty trick at Barça in this file.
Since the arrival of Xavi on the bench of FC Barcelona on November 6, the club culé would multiply the offensive tracks behind the scenes. Indeed, Barça would greatly seek to strengthen themselves at the center-forward position this winter, especially since the early retirement of Sergio Agüero . El Kun was forced to put an end to his career due to his recent heart problems. As a result, many goal scorers have been heralded as being in the sights of the Blaugrana in recent weeks. Thus, Xavi would have recently activated a new track by setting his sights on Alvaro Morata .
Morata already in agreement with Barça?
According to information from Catalunya Radio, the leaders of FC Barcelona would have recently come into contact with the entourage of Alvaro Morata. The negotiations would have quickly led to an agreement between the club culé and the 29-year-old striker. For its part, Goal Italia ensures that Morata in person would have asked Juventus to let him join Barça . The Italian media add that the Spaniard has already said yes to the Blaugrana to initial an 18-month contract. The Turin club would then have started looking for a new goalscorer in order to be able to part with Alvaro Morata in January. For the journalist Romeo Agresti , this operation could succeed in particular because of the excellent relations which exist between FC Barcelona and Juventus . Nevertheless, in Madrid , Diego Simeone would not hear it that way …
Simeone refuses to cede Morata to Barcelona!
Alvaro Morata does not yet fully belong to Juventus . As a reminder, the Old Lady paid € 10m in September 2020 to Atlético de Madrid to be loaned to the Spaniard. This summer, Juve paid this sum again to extend for one year the loan of Morata in Italy , adding an option to 'purchase. To permanently secure the services of the attacker, the Bianconeri would have agreed with the Colchoneros on an amount of € 35 million payable over three years. And according to Sky Sport, FC Barcelona would be ready to pay for this transfer. However, according to the latest information from journalist Gerard Romero , Diego Simeone absolutely does not want Alvaro Morata to join Barça . El Cholo would not want to strengthen a direct competitor in the Liga . It remains to be seen who will have the last word in this affair …