Álvaro Morata

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https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/jun/06/chelsea-alvaro-morata-juventus-antonio-conte?CMP=share_btn_tw

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/06/06/chelsea-open-talks-over-alvaro-morata-transfer/

Guardian and The Telegraph fanning the flame now. 

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3 minutes ago, Chelsea4 said:

Because Morata and Dybala would not work and Morata has started around 10 games and scored 7 goals.

Would Morata and Costa work?

[Chelsea4 1,521]

1 minute ago, Strike said:

Would Morata and Costa work?

Yes,Costa is strong and can make space for Morata.While Morata is fast and tehnically great and has a great movement.Morata-Costa partnership would be great.

[ChelseaFanUK 1,014]

Wonder if Arsenal going for Vardy is due to them getting word that Morata was close to coming here?

[Pizy 18,415]

I'm seeing a whooooole lot of chatter on Twitter saying he isn't very good. Guess people don't understand that he isn't a Suarez or an Agüero yet who will score 30 goals up top on his own. He isn't the finished product and has a huge ceiling. Playing with a strike partnership of Costa and Morata would be insane. They'd compliment each other perfectly, I think.

 

[Blue_Fox_ 2,086]

This has to happen now or i'll be forever disappointed

[It's too big 625]

A lot of chatter about morata, while i am sat here getting fatter. like the rhyme? 

[LondonsFinest 692]

Thing is, the transfer will only go down if Real buy him back and sell on a good profit. I say, strike a pre-contract agreement with Real for 50 mil. Euro and convince Morata as fast as you can. Then on the 1st of July, BOOM, we have a WC striker.

[Ledg 640]

I still don't get the Vardy to Arsenal rumours on Arsenal's part but if this opens the door for us to get Morata because Wenger went for Vardy, then I'm all up for it.

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Chelsea to step up attempts to sign Álvaro Morata from Juventus

• New manager Antonio Conte is long-standing admirer 
• Blues want £40m striker before Spain kick off in Euros

Chelsea are to step up their attempts to sign Álvaro Morata from Juventus and hope to make progress this week before the European Championship begins.

Morata, capped nine times by Spain, had been targeted by Antonio Conte when the coach was at Juve before his departure in 2014 to take up the reins of the Italian national team, with the forward subsequently moving to the Turin club from Real Madrid on a five-year contract.

Conte, who starts work at Stamford Bridge after Euro 2016, has revived that long-standing interest as he seeks to bolster Chelsea’s attacking ranks.

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The deal is slightly complicated by the fact Real intend to activate a £23m buy-back clause in the 23-year-old’s contract, with a view to selling him on immediately at a profit. The European champions would seek nearer £40m for his services, though Chelsea are hopeful a compromise can be reached over a fee prior to Spain starting their campaign at the European Championship. They begin against Czech Republic in Toulouse on Monday.

Juventus signed Morata in 2014 rather than targeting Romelu Lukaku – another player Conte would like to pursue this summer – and he has since scored 27 goals in two title-winning seasons in Serie A. The player can feature as a lone forward or in a partnership, and had attracted interest from Arsenal and Manchester United, only for those clubs to switch their attentions to Jamie Vardy and Zlatan Ibrahimovic respectively.

Chelsea have prioritised his arrival having released Radamel Falcao and Alexandre Pato back to their parents clubs, Monaco and Corinthians respectively, after underwhelming loan spells. Loïc Rémy is also likely to depart, while Atlético Madrid have not given up hope of re-signing Diego Costa. The London club will resist that interest.

Morata has accepted he will effectively have to rejoin Real before securing a permanent transfer elsewhere given the existence of the buy-back clause.

“Hopefully everything will be resolved before then, because it is uncomfortable to be helping your country with phone in hand,” he said. “My wish is to succeed in Madrid, but Madrid have great players and what I want is to play and feel important. There are some offers from England that are tempting, not only because of the contract.

“I think my characteristics mean the Premier League would be a great destination. With what I have learned in Italy, if I have the chance to learn something more in England I think it would make me a more complete player. I am 23 years old and I want to progress, to play and learn from the best.”

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/jun/06/chelsea-alvaro-morata-juventus-antonio-conte

[JaKstone 307]

With so many shit days, smoking pot and reading crap rumours, I'd take this one. Morata has world class potential but to be honest I'd take Dybala over Morata but I know that will never happen.

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17 hours ago, Chelsea Legend 11 said:

anyone who thinks Real Madrid are going to buy a player back just to sell him a few months later have been playing way too much football manager. 

It is easily possible. They can re-sign him at a bargain price and sell him for basically double that amount. I would not be surprised to see them do that at all.

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52 minutes ago, Ledgi said:

 

I still don't get the Vardy to Arsenal rumours on Arsenal's part but if this opens the door for us to get Morata because Wenger went for Vardy, then I'm all up for it.

 

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Vardy's pace and movement with Özil and Cazorla when he's back from injury feeding him through-balls has potential to be utterly lethal. It makes perfect sense as a short term signing. 

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Chelsea have prioritised Morata's arrival having released Falcao and Pato back to their parents clubs (Guardian) #CFC #Juventus

 

Chelsea are now leading the chase for the signature of Juventus striker Álvaro Morata. #cfc [AS]

 

[Ledg 640]

Vardy's pace and movement with Özil and Cazorla when he's back from injury feeding him through-balls has potential to be utterly lethal. It makes perfect sense as a short term signing. 

Still Vardy needs a lot of space to make things work for him and most of the teams play against Arsenal like Leicester did last season.

And yes, he's a short-term option. The guy will be 30 next year.

Or Wenger's probably too cheap again and don't want to spend a lot on a striker but if it works our way, who cares.

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[Fernando 6,484]

I will be delighted with this signing if it comes true.

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47 minutes ago, Ledgi said:

Still Vardy needs a lot of space to make things work for him and most of the teams play against Arsenal like Leicester did last season.

And yes, he's a short-term option. The guy will be 30 next year.

A short-term option worth £20m .. seems illogical when you think about it .. 

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