2024-07-28 02:33:33
We tell you about the career twists and turns of the Spaniard.
İdman.biz presents an article with a link to footballhd.ru.
Alvaro Morata is often the hero of transfer news. It so happens that the Spaniard does not stay anywhere for long. After leaving Real Madrid, the forward has not played for one club for more than two seasons. And now history is repeating itself. Morata went to the European Championship as an Atletico representative, and returned as a Milan player. The 31-year-old forward is returning to Italy, where he previously played for Juventus, only now as a European champion.
Milan started looking for a new forward last season, when it became known that Olivier Giroud was leaving. The media linked various players with the Rossoneri. Real interest was confirmed only in Joshua Zirkzee, who was a Bologna player at the time. The Red-Blacks’ interest in the young Dutchman was understandable. Zirkzee performed well in Serie A and proved himself to be a hard-working forward who is equally focused on goals and the team. And it was time for Milan to rejuvenate the attack after Giroud and Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
After the Frenchman’s departure, the Rossoneri squad has three forwards left, but none of them are suitable for the role of the main striker. Two of them are graduates of Lorenzo Colombo and Marco Nasti, who have been on loan for several years. The third is Luka Jovic. You can’t count on the Serb either, since he is still trying to restart his career after an unsuccessful move to Real. There is also the promising Francesco Camarda, who regularly scores for the second team of the “red-blacks”, but he is still very young. The guy is only 16 years old and they are counting on him for the future. He recently signed his first professional contract with Milan.
The Rossoneri needed a new forward. It was obvious, and the club did not deny it. The fans were intrigued. The Red-Blacks were linked with both star forwards and young ones. After some time, Milan rejected Zirkzee, who moved to Manchester United. After that, the club management intrigued the fans even more. There were sometimes rumors about the possible signing of Romelu Lukaku, but they were not confirmed by anything concrete. Then Morata appeared, and quite abruptly. As soon as it became known that the Rossoneri were ready to buy the forward from Atletico, the player himself confirmed his return to the Italian championship.
Morata left not the most pleasant memories of himself in Madrid. A few weeks before moving to Milan, the Spaniard declared his intention to stay at Atletico. The footballer was determined to win his first trophy with the “mattress makers”. At the same time, before that, the forward criticized the management of the Madrid club, which, in the player’s opinion, wanted to sell him. There were indeed many rumors about Morata’s possible departure, and as soon as everything died down, Alvaro left, which forced the “mattress makers” to urgently look for a new striker.
Shortly after the news of Morata’s move to Milan was released, Atletico president Enrique Cerezo criticized the player for his stance, which had changed so abruptly. The player tried to wriggle out of the situation. Alvaro said that he had fulfilled his promise to win a trophy with the “mattress makers”, since at the time of the victory at the European Championship he was still a representative of the Madrid club in the Spanish national team. The justification looks so-so. Fans may not have the same bad feeling as after Antoon Griezmann’s move to Barcelona, but the situation is still not very pleasant.
On the one hand, Morata’s departure allows Atletico to sign a younger forward. Although it is not a fact that he will be as prolific. Over the last two seasons, the Spaniard has scored a total of 28 goals in La Liga (13 and 15), which is very good. On the other hand, the money from Morata’s sale (13 million euros) will not be enough to sign a quality player, they will have to report from the budget, and the “mattress makers” have switched to economy mode. The situation with Girona forward Artem Dovbyk is indicative. The footballer has long agreed to the transfer, but Atletico does not want (or cannot) pay for him the 40 million euros that the Catalans are demanding.
Dovbyk’s move to the “mattress makers” would be a big deal for both sides. The Madrid club would get the top scorer of La Liga, who scored 24 goals in his debut season and also made 8 assists. Artem himself could move to a more prestigious club, although the question of the fight for trophies would remain open. But the transfer has not yet been agreed upon. Every day, some obstacles appear. Atletico is also linked with Manchester City striker Julian Alvarez, who is supposedly looking for a new club for more playing time, but this option is even more difficult. The “citizens” will highly value their player, much higher than Girona.
Milan, in turn, got a quality forward. The transfer amount was very modest for a good forward, and Morata is one. He was the captain of the Spanish national team for a reason. At the Euro, the forward scored only 1 goal, but was an important element of the champion team, which was noted first of all by the coach. Morata has ups and downs, but he remains a quality forward. He is capable of bringing great benefit to the team, but it is important for him to be in a favorable environment.
It is quite possible that Morata will succeed at Milan. The footballer will be where they want to see him. At San Siro, he will be one of the most experienced players, which is also important for the Rossoneri. And the Spaniard’s game suits the requirements of the new coach of the “red-blacks” Paulo Fonseca. The specialist wanted to see a forward in the team who not only closes the passes, but also acts away from the goal. Morata is still mobile and efficient enough to act both in the penalty area and outside it. What Milan’s chances of winning trophies will be is another question, but with a quality forward they will definitely be higher than without him.
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