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Atletico Madrid ‘won’t let Alvaro Morata join Barcelona because they don’t want to strengthen LaLiga rival… handing boost to Arsenal, Newcastle and Tottenham in pursuit of on-loan Juventus forward’
- Atletico Madrid are unwilling to let Juventus striker Alvaro Morata join Barcelona
- Atletico are unwilling to strengthen a side they are competing with in LaLiga
- Arsenal, Newcastle and Tottenham retain an interest in the Spain international
Atletico Madrid will not allow striker Alvaro Morata to join Barcelona in this transfer window.
Morata is on loan at Juventus and had been heavily linked with a switch to the Nou Camp, but, as reported by Sport, Atletico are unwilling to strengthen a LaLiga rival.
The Spain international is in the second season of a two-year loan at Juventus, with the Italian side having an option to sign him permanently for £29m (€35m).
Atletico Madrid are unwilling to let Juventus striker Alvaro Morata sign for Barcelona
Despite bringing in Dusan Vlahovic from Fiorentina, Juventus are eager to keep Morata
Juventus are not going to exercise that option, but they appear unlikely to let Morata leave six months early despite having just signed Dusan Vlahovic from Fiorentina.
Barcelona are now pursuing Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang on loan, although a deal could be dependent on whether Ousmane Dembele can find a new club before the deadline.
Although Juventus want to retain the services of Morata, there is interest in him from several Premier League clubs, including Arsenal, Tottenham and Newcastle, who may have a greater chance of securing a deal with Barcelona now out of the picture.
Morata struggled for consistency during his…
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Source : dailymail
