Arsenal linked striker ‘decides to stay’ at Juventus until the summer
According to reports, former Chelsea striker Alvaro Morata has “decided to stay” at Juventus amid interest from Arsenal.
The 29-year-old previously had a spell at Chelsea between 2017 and 2020. They paid around £60m to sing him from Real Madrid.
The forward scored 24 goals from his 72 outings for Chelsea. He has been on loan at Juventus from Atletico Madrid since the start of the 2020/21 campaign.
Arsenal remain all process and no plan on transfer deadline day
Morata has started 16 genes in Serie A this term. He has provided eight goals and five assists from his 29 appearances across all competitions.
The Spaniard has been linked with a move to Arsenal in recent days. Fabrizio Romano has now revealed via Twitter that this deal will not be happening as Morata has ‘decided to stay’ at Juventus:
Álvaro Morata has decided to stay at Juventus until the end of the season. No Arsenal, no Tottenham, no Barça move on #DeadlineDay. 🇪🇸 #Juventus
Allegri wants him to stay and play alongside Dusan Vlahović. Álvaro se queda. pic.twitter.com/L5M5L6UYdI
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) January 31, 2022
“Players from abroad look at the CVs of football clubs.
“We all talk about the CV of a player and of a manager. We can talk about Antonio Conte’s and it’s a fantastic one. We can talk about the facilities at Spurs and they are extraordinary, but they haven’t got a CV as a club.
“They haven’t got a haul of trophies have they, they haven’t won the Premier League, have they? They have been close a couple of times and, yes they are an attractive proposition, they’re a great football club, but they are not going to win a deal ahead of Liverpool, 9 times out of 10, at the moment.
“It’s like Manchester United. They hogged the transfer market. And there were people, like Alan Shearer and others, who turned them down but nearly every target that Fergie wanted, they went because of Fergie and the success the club was having. It was an easy choice for players.
“If you’re a wanted player, lots of players get hijacked. Not everyone gets everyone they want.
“There are clubs who get spoilt for choice sometimes because a player is desperately wanting to come to you.
“The manager does have a big play in it. Conte is a terrific manager. I just think they are having a difficult time getting the type of player he thinks is needed and getting them over the line is really tough.
“It’s the same problem for Arteta. He’s got the same problem as Spurs have got.”
