AC Milan’s interest in Alvaro Morata is concrete and Atletico Madrid have named the price they want for the striker, a report claims.
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According to Relevo, Morata can be considered top of the list of centre-forward targets for Milan. They believe that he is the ideal player – because of his characteristics and experience – for Stefano Pioli’s game.
Atlético are asking for €20m for the Spaniard, an amount that will be reinvested to reinforce that position again. Morata has two more years on his contract after renewing this summer, but his agent Juanma López has been speaking directly with Milan for a week.
There are some issues though related to the salary the 30-year-old gets. Morata has signed an extension but next season he will continue to earn the €6.5m that he gets as part of his previous agreement, before dropping to €5m.
In addition, the Rossoneri will have to negotiate a transfer fee with Atlético, since Morata’s clause is set at around €25m. Los Rojiblancos are asking for €20m, which they would then use to buy another striker.
It is described as a ‘complicated but not impossible’ pursuit for Milan. The issue related to his pay could be resolved very easily, either with a salary spread over several years given Morata is open to the idea of returning to Italy.
There is interest from Saudi Arabia to look out for though, because after rejecting a first offer of €120m net over three years from Al Tawwon – the team coached by Steven Gerrard – Al Etiffaq are readying a mega bid too.
