Morata desperate to quit Chelsea

Alvaro Morata is desperate to leave Chelsea having struggled since joining from Real Madrid for £58m in 2017.

His agent Juanma Lopez has met with Sevilla officials and discussed the possibility of a loan with an option to buy.

It is believed Sevilla have made Chelsea an offer worth £5m to loan Morata with another £35m to be paid in the off-season.

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That would mean Chelsea would take a sizeable loss on a player who still has over three years left on his contract and is still aged only 26.

Chelsea will only let Morata depart once they have secured Gonzalo Higuain as a replacement.

Sevilla Director of Football Joaquin Caparros said: “We are interested in Morata, but it is a very complicated operation due to his cost.

“The player wants to come here over other options, but the negotiation with Chelsea will be very complicated.”

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The Blues are expected to be very busy in the rest of the transfer window. They want Cagliari midfielder Nicolo Barella and Zenit St Petersburg Leandro Paredes – which will trigger the release of Cesc Fabregas to Monaco.