Rumours in Spain suggest that Chelsea have made a big bid for the services of Real Madrid striker Alvaro Morata.<\/p>\n
The 24-year-old Spain striker has a decent strike rate for Real Madrid since his return from Juventus in the summer with 12 goals in 30 appearances.<\/p>\n
But that hasn’t stopped the speculation about a move with the BBC passing this on in their gossip column this morning:<\/p>\n
Chelsea have submitted a \u00a334m bid for Real Madrid and Spain striker Alvaro Morata, 24. (Diario Gol – in Spanish)<\/strong><\/p>\n With the future of Diego Costa up in the air a move for Morata would seem to make sense. He is also a strong target man who holds the ball up well with his back to goal, brings others in to play and has great movement and a natural eye for goal.<\/p>\n Latest tabloid reports continue to suggest that Costa could move to China this summer for as much as \u00a338m a year in wages.<\/p>\n In other news Chelsea’s new striker Michy Batshuayi could also be on his way according to reports in some areas of the press.<\/p>\n British media outlet, The Daily Mirror, reports that the player signed for \u00a333m last summer may be sold in the next transfer window.<\/p>\n Chelsea ready to ditch Michy Batshuayi just 1 year after arriving in \u00a333m transfer<\/strong><\/p>\n The report points to the fact that the striker has only made one start in the Premier League this season and wasn’t even selected for a start when Costa was injured earlier in the season. This may suggest that Chelsea manager Antonio Conte isn’t too keen on the style of the live wire striker.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"