Chelsea and Arsenal to go head-to-head in bid to sign Alvaro Morata from Real Madrid
Bernabeu giants will activate striker's buy-back clause before selling Spain international to highest bidder this summer
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Arsenal and Chelsea are set to go head-to-head for the signature of Alvaro Morata, according to reports in Italy.
The Spain striker has been at Juventus for the past two seasons.
But Real Madrid are almost certain to activate a £30million buy-back clause — with the intention of selling him on for an even larger fee.
Respected Sky Sport Italia journalist, , claims London pair Chelsea and Arsenal are serious admirers, while Juventus would like him to return to Turin.
Arsene Wenger has turned to Spain’s No1 centre forward after missing out on Jamie Vardy — who appears to have decided he will stay at Leicester.
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The Gunners boss' public pursuit of the England man started just before Euro 2016, but appears over with no final decision forthcoming.
While, new Stamford Bridge boss, Antonio Conte, is desperate to bring in some more firepower after Diego Costa’s indifferent season.
Morata has been Juventus’ main attacking focal point for the past two seasons but the Italian champions would struggle to compete with the London pair financially and would need to sell Paul Pogba to have any chance of re-signing their man.
The Spaniard — who is currently starring for his national side at Euro 2016 — moved to Juventus after four years at the Bernabeu.
Morata’s final game for Real Madrid was as a late replacement for Karim Benzema in the 2014 Champions League final victory over city-rivals, Atletico.
He netted 27 goals in 93 appearances since moving to Italy.
Morata initially struggled for goals in the last campaign, but came strong towards the end — and netted a dramatic Extra Time with his first touch in the Coppa Italia final.