The 23-year-old, who has 13 worldwide caps for his country and featured for Spain at EURO 2016 this summer, scored 12 goals and provided a further 12 assists in 47 appearances in all competitions for Juventus last season.
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However, according to the Evening Standard, it’s Chelsea that are leading the race because it was Conte that convinced Morata to move to Juventus before he left Turin in 2014. For his part, Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane is apparently keen on keeping the Spanish striker at the club so will have to offer some kind of sweetener to the striker in order to keep him from a potential move to London. Conte has now taken charge at Stamford Bridge and he remains hopeful that he can once again convince him to join his side this summer.
Real have already indicated a willingness to listen to offers for Morata in the knowledge they can make a significant profit on a player not essential to their immediate plans. The Real striker is a priority target for the Gunners’ manager and will face competition from London rivals for his signature. Today, Arsenal are ready to blast Chelsea away in the race for Alvaro Morata…
Real are looking at a fee of £57m ($73.5m) from interested clubs to sanction the sale of Morata.
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The Spanish forward has made clear throughout the summer that he would prefer to remain in Madrid, but he wants an important starting role next season and seemingly won’t get that at the Bernabeu with Karim Benzema still first-choice striker.
