It's official. Álvaro Morata will not return to Atlético de Madrid this summer but will stay on loan for another year at Juventus. Today was the last day of the deadline agreed by both clubs for the Italian club to give an answer. If Morata left or Morata stayed. The second has prevailed. It is official what was a strong rumor in recent days. That Juventus loved Morata one hundred percent and was not going to return to Atlético. On loan to Juventus already in 20-21, the Italian club extended the loan for another year.
Spain's debut at the European Championship put Morata, a forward who is still owned by Atlético, under the spotlight. His future, however, never stopped passing through the same place where he lived last year, Juventus. The Bianconero club had three options, according to the agreement reached last summer: extend the assignment by 10 million (like those it paid in 2020), keep it in property for 45 or return it to the owner of its rights. The international will continue for another year, but Juve has tried to renegotiate the conditions and slightly lower those 10 million. The last conversations turned on this matter. All parties were rowing in the same direction.
On the part of Juve, the opinion of Allegri, a newcomer to the bench, has weighed heavily. The coach already coincided with Morata in the previous adventure of the Spanish international in the team (2014-16) and wants him on the squad. “He has grown a lot and decides big games ”, says of 9. The forward, meanwhile, is very comfortable in Turin, both professionally and personally. He considers his stage as an Atlético player closed. Juventus has in mind to acquire the striker in 2022, but to solve that dilemma they have time ahead and it will depend on the performance of the player, the team, the accounts …
Atlético need a '9'
The league champion ended the season conditioned by the decision of Juve. A good sale of Morata, for example, would have allowed Atleti to go shopping with more possibilities. Now you know that he will enter about 10 million, as he had agreed with Juve, the price for extending the loan of Morata for another year. After the last talks, the sports department is already probing the market in search of a '9' that complements Luis Suárez. From within it insists that it will not be possible to make a large outlay. A low-cost operation is being sought, or even a loan like Dembélé's (it is not even ruled out that he repeats the French).
However, at Atlético, tranquility prevails. The project will be based on continuity and that is why there are no sudden movements yet. At the club they now enjoy the presence of their players in the Eurocup and the America's Cup. Among them was Morata. Let Juventus sing the “stays” with the forward of the National Team can be a push. You are not in your best mood and you need a good dose of confidence …