Report: Arsenal, Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain lead chase for Alvaro Morata

Real Madrid are ready to sell Morata after using the buyback option

With Real Madrid deciding to activate the buyback option on Alvaro Morata to sell him on to the highest bidder, Arsenal, Manchester United and PSG are seemingly interested in the forward. After a successful second season at Juventus, Morata is likely to favour a move to the Premier League rather than Ligue 1, especially to Manchester United if Jose Mourinho takes over as boss.

However, the final decision could not be his if PSG decide to outbid the three English clubs chasing him. With Antonio Conte taking over as the new manager, Chelsea would be keen on signing him as the Italian had brought him to Juventus in 2014 only to quit the club later. But this decision would be based on whether Diego Costa would be staying back at Chelsea or not as a surplus of attack would not be ideal for Chelsea.  

Mourinho had previously worked with Morata at Real Madrid for three seasons and had given him the first-team debut in 2010 against Real Zaragoza. Morata said later: “Mourinho could have chosen some other player but he chose me and I’ll be grateful to him for the rest of my life.”

Manchester United will make a decision about Lois van Gaal’s position at the end of the season with one match remaining. The Dutchman also has the FA Cup final lined up to be played on Saturday.

Alvaro Morata has also been reported to be a target for Arsenal as Arsene Wenger has been looking for an addition to the club’s attack for the coming season. Wenger, after a disappointing season for the Gunners, wants to rebuild the backbone of his team this summer.

Real Madrid fans had earlier voted for the club to re-sign Alvaro Morata as a vital first-team member. The Spaniard was widely rumoured to be close to a move back to the Spanish capital as well.

Though Leicester City, Napoli, Internazionale and Milan had also shown interest in the 23-year-old, his representatives had clearly ruled out these options.

Morata started out at Atlético Madrid before playing a season at Getafe in 2007-08. He joined Real, where he scored 10 goals in 37 league games in two seasons, before moving to Juventus in 2014, where he won two league titles and reached the 2014-15 Champions League final.