Will Xavi succeed in bringing Morata to Barca? Construction Newspaper

The Spanish newspaper “AS” blew up a heavy-caliber surprise, by revealing that Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez spoke with Alvaro Morata, the former Real Madrid striker and his agent, to include the player in the ranks of Barca. And the newspaper said, yesterday, Thursday, that Morata is the first candidate for Xavi Hernandez to occupy the center of the attack in Barcelona. In the details of the information, the Barcelona coach has already spoken with the striker, who plays on loan at Juventus from Atletico Madrid, and his agent, former football player Juanma Lopez. And the newspaper added, “Xavi called Morata to find out his opinion, and the player admitted to him that he is not comfortable at the moment in Juventus, and he will go to Barcelona with closed eyes, and the coach promised him that his joining will go far beyond the idea of ​​loaning for 6 months.” The 29-year-old will have to reduce his current salary (10 million euros net) to adapt to Barcelona’s financial crisis. And the newspaper reported, that Barcelona plans in the summer to sell Griezmann permanently to Atletico Madrid for 40 million euros, and buy Morata at the same price, to become a level playing field. Morata has a good relationship with several players in the ranks of Barca, his colleagues in the Spanish national team, led by captain Busquets, Pedri, Fati and Alba. The report indicated that contracting with Morata, means the final departure of Luke de Jong, and possibly the transfer of Memphis Depay in the summer. Although Morata has received many criticisms in recent years for his lack of effectiveness, his numbers are undeniable: 471 games, in which he scored 176 goals and has 61 assists to his credit, distributed between Real Madrid (95 games and 31 goals) and Juventus (160 games and 54 goals). Chelsea (72 games, 24 goals) and Atletico Madrid (61 games, 22 goals).