Alvaro Morata has found himself at the top of the pile in Europe and there was a time when AC Milan were pursuing him to lead their forward line, a report has recalled.
Calciomercato.com write how Atletico Madrid overwhelmed Celtic with a 6-0 win on Tuesday and once again it was Morata who shone. The Spanish striker netted a brace to move onto 5 goals in 4 Champions League matches meaning he leads the competition in scoring ahead of Manchester City’s Erling Haaland.
In the league he boasts 7 goals in 10 matches played too compared to 13 in 36 matches in the last campaign, which seems to justify his decision to remain at Atleti despite the links with a summer exit, having found a very profitable partnership with Antoine Griezmann.
Morata’s return to Serie A seemed possible , so much so that in the last transfer window Roma, Milan, Inter and Juventus had knocked on the Spaniard’s door. Roma, after Abraham’s injury, were looking for a striker and Morata seemed to be the first suspect, but then the Giallorossi club opted for Romelu Lukaku.
Inter tried for the ex-Juve man to replace Lukaku, given Morata is much appreciated by Simone Inzaghi, but due to his price being too high (release clause set at €20m) they then turned to Arnautovic.
Milan had also previously given Morata some thought, as they were looking for a deputy to Olivier Giroud, but the Rossoneri preferred to focus on a younger player like Noah Okafor, who arrived from Salzburg.
