Four days ago, we relayed news from Spain that claimed the agent of Alvaro Morata has offered the Chelsea striker to Barcelona.
A day later, Mundo Deportivo reported the La Liga winners find the Spain international ‘attractive’, but he has created an internal debate after he was offered to them.
The front page of today’s edition of Mundo Deportivo mentions the Blaugrana are working on closing an operation to bring in a new No 9 this week and the sporting leaders prefer Celta Vigo‘s Iago Aspas due to his profile.
However, the former Liverpool man has a €40m release clause and that is not acceptable for the Catalan club.
In parallel, the Blues player is still on the table and so far, Morata has generated a ‘favourable opinion’ due to his abilities and his record at previous clubs.
The ex-Real Madrid attacker wants to leave Chelsea, and at the Camp Nou there is ‘no doubt’ about his quality, but the money involved in the operation is not feasible.
The idea of technical secretary Eric Abidal is to not spend big in January and save the money for the summer.
However, it is important for Ernesto Valverde’s side to bring in a new striker after Munir El Haddadi’s move to Sevilla, and Barca want to find a solution soon.
