Juventus had another opportunity to watch Alvaro Morata closely in yesterday’s disastrous friendly against Atletico Madrid. The two clubs discussed his potential return to Turin again. But they aren’t close to an agreement.
As per Calciomercato, the Colchoneros still value him €35M or slightly less. It was the amount of the previous option to buy. Also due to financial restrictions coming from La Liga’s bylaws, they are reluctant to granting another loan, even inserting an obligation to acquire him permanently in 2023.
Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri refused to comment on Morata because “he’s an Atletico Madrid player.” The Spaniard bagged a hat-trick. At this point, he’s highly likely to stay on the Rojiblancos roster. Also because he has the trust of coach Diego Simeone.
According to La Repubblica (via Virgilio), the Bianconeri are revisiting Arek Milik for the role. They pursued before he joined Olympique Marseille. As for other targets, Timo Werner will transfer to RB Leipzig on a permanent deal, Goal reports. Luis Muriel and Memphis Depay are now the leading candidates. However, the Old Lady doesn’t want to pay a double-digit fee for the former, while the latter, who could leave Barcelona for free, has lofty demands on wages, La Gazzetta dello Sport relays.
Our Take on Juventus and Morata
They are surely spending an awful lot of energy on a role that, unless Dusan Vlahovic gets hurt, would mostly be secondary and for which they already have an option, although not a great one, in Moise Kean. Allegri might want a high-profile name to cook up a tactical switch, at least from time to time. Filip Kostic is probably a better fit for 4-4-2, but time and resources to find a difference-maker are scarce.
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