Juventus is committed to extending the collaboration with Álvaro Morata. El Partidazo de COPE reports on Friday that the Italian superpower wants to transfer ten million euros to Atlético Madrid to also be able to rent the striker in the 2021/22 season. Juventus also plans to exercise the option to buy Morata in January 2022, whereby he will be definitively taken over from the Spanish champions for 35 million euros.
The Juventus leadership recently informed Morata about the desire to continue after the summer break. The 28-year-old striker also played for . between 2014 and 2016. La Vecchia Signora and returned to Turin on a rental basis last September, with the option to extend the ten million euro lease for another year. Morata finished the season with 20 goals in 44 games in all competitions, although that was not enough to give the club the league title or the Champions League.
According to various foreign media, what also plays a role is the arrival of Massimiliano Allegri as the new coach of Juventus. In his first period with the superpower, the trainer already worked with Morata and during that period the duo won several prizes. In 2015, the final of the Champions League was reached, although the final battle against Barcelona was lost (3-1). In addition, the attacker does not feel much like returning to Atlético after a year. Juventus tried to get a discount on the rent due to the consequences of the corona pandemic, but Atlético did not agree.
Morata, who was also recently mentioned in the Spanish media as a new striker for Barcelona, recently expressed his feelings for a permanent stay at Juventus. “Everyone knows that I want to stay here for the rest of my career should the opportunity arise,” he said in an interview with sky. “But football is sometimes a tough business and we don’t have much influence on all players.”
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