Chelsea appear to be wasting no time as
they look to identify alternatives to Romelu
Lukaku after missing out on the forward. It
was no secret that the Belgian target man
was The Blues’ no.1 transfer target this
summer and it must be a bitter blow for
Conte to lose out to title rivals, Man Utd,
after supposedly leading the race for his
signature all summer. Real Madrid striker
Alvaro Morata has quickly been identified
as the new man Conte wants to lead
Chelsea’s attack next season and
negotiations are due to take place.
Morata has previous with Conte as the
Italian signed the Spaniard during his
tenure at Juventus, although their
collaboration was cut short when Conte
took the Italy job soon after. Morata has
not forgotten the faith that Conte initially
put in him back in 2014. Speaking to The
Guardian in April Morata said: “I feel
indebted to him because he’s the coach that
most trusted in me, most wanted me, who
made me feel I could perform at the highest
level. And yet I’ve never had the fortune to
actually work with him. I’m sure sooner or
later I will.” Indeed Conte also tried to sign
Morata for Chelsea last season but Real
Madrid wouldn’t sanction a move after
reacquiring him from Juventus. That stance
looks as though it has softened with Morata
keen for guaranteed starts after another
stalled yet productive season at the
Bernabeu in which he scored 20 goals from
only 19 starts. Madrid do rate their forward
highly and it would still require a club
record fee for Chelsea to acquire the man
with 20 caps for Spain. A fee upwards of
£70m has been mooted with Madrid
believed to want around the €90m mark.

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