Chelsea have had an initial offer for Alvaro Morata rejected by Real Madrid, who activated their buy-back clause after paying €31m to Juve
At first it seemed as though the striker would be joining Zidane for pre-season training but it would be almost impossible to guarantee ...him a place in the starting XI with the BBC of Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo being such a formidable force. (Marca)
The Spain international could prefer a move to Chelsea as the Blues are in the market for a forward. (Marca)
His (Morata) agent Juanma Lopez was in the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu offices on Friday to try to close a deal of between 60m and 75m euros.... although the London club's initial offer of 60m euros was not deemed sufficient. (Marca)
Antonio Conte, who was also at Juventus, wants to play him alongside Diego Costa and it seems owner Roman is willing to satisfy his desire.
Conte spoke to Morata in France after they knocked out Spain, to encourage him to begin a new adventure in the Premier League. (Marca)
Perez would be happy to see him (Morata) stay but he may be better off making a move to a club where he can play regular football. (Marca)