Juventus pay Atletico Madrid €10m for season-long loan of Morata | OneFootball

Juventus will pay €10m to sign Atletico Madrid striker Alvaro Morata on a season-long loan deal, report Marca.

The report details how the Spain international did not train with his teammates on Monday as he plans his move to Turin.

It is claimed that the deal is already in place and Atleti are already searching for the Spain international’s replacement, following a report they were close to landing Barcelona striker Luis Suarez.

Morata – whose wife is Italian – is said to have been frustrated at Atleti in recent months and particularly when Simeone opted to play Diego Costa ahead of him on several occasions near the end of last season.

Indeed, after football resumed in June, Morata only started six of 12 matches for Los Rojiblancos and was a substitute in the Champions League defeat to RB Leipzig.

It follows a report that Juventus want Morata with their new boss Andrea Pirlo – a former teammate of the Spaniard – keen to push for a deal.

The striker previously spent two years in Italy with the Bianconeri – where he scored 15 goals in 63 games, helping them to two league titles and the 2015 Champions League final.

The 27-year old has struggled for consistency with Diego Simeone’s side since his return to the Spanish capital in 2018, however 12 league goals last season may have handed him a second chance in Simeone’s plans at the Wanda Metropolitano.