Alvaro Morata to Chelsea: Spain striker wants more than £110,000 a week to move to Stamford Bridge

Simon Johnson17 June 2016

Alvaro Morata wants more than £110,000 a week to join Chelsea this summer.

The Spain international earns under £40,000 a week at Juventus, although bonuses take his salary up to around £45,000.

Morata is one of the top targets for new Chelsea coach Antonio Conte, who will take charge after his role with Italy ends at Euro 2016.

The 23-year-old is attracted by the idea of moving to London and playing for Conte, who convinced him to join Juventus from Real Madrid two years ago.

Real are expected to trigger a buy-back clause worth £23m and then sell him for around £40m.

It is understood that Real have only until July 15 to activate their option on Morata, who has scored 27 goals for Juventus in the past two seasons. Morata is set to play for Spain against Turkey tonight and has already decided to wait until after Euro 2016 before making a decision on his future.

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However, his high demands are already causing Juventus to think twice about whether they can afford to keep him. The Serie A club were prepared to offer a deal including add-ons worth £100,000 a week.

Chelsea are willing to pay in the region of £91,000 a week but Morata wants close to £115,000 a week. Manchester United and Arsenal are also interested.

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