Alvaro Morata
 

Alvaro Morata is Jose Mourinho's one-time striking prodigy and unfinished project - at Manchester United they could prove to be a complete package

* Jose Mourinho nurtured Alvaro Morata's potential while he was Real Madrid boss
* Morata could be reunited with Mourinho at Manchester United this summer
* The 24-year-old striker showed huge potential coming through the Real ranks
* Mourinho was bullish in explaining his influence on the forward's developement
* Chelsea still want Morata too - wherever he ends up, he has unfinished business

Jose Mourinho doesn't like being told he is incapable of nurturing youth. At Real Madrid he always felt he had the perfect answer to the accusation: Alvaro Morata.

If Manchester United complete the signing of the Spain centre forward, it will reunite their manager with his unfinished project from those three years at the Santiago Bernabeu.

In one particular feisty press conference after Morata had scored the winner and Spanish journalists had questioned why he was not playing more Mourinho said: 'The one who gave him his debut? That was me.

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Morata has gone on to win the Champions League with Real and is now a Mourinho target

'The one who made sure he was part of the pre-season tour three years running? That was me. The one that made sure he did not leave the club? That was me. The one who told the club they should give him a first-team contract? That was also me.'

He also picked him in a Clasico at the Bernabeu in 2013, playing him on the left of the three players behind lone striker Karim Benzema. He set-up Madrid's first goal and played the full 90 minutes.

Morata was just 20 at the time and had Mourinho not left Real Madrid at the end of the season his education under the Portuguese coach might have continued.

That summer Real Madrid brought Gareth Bale from Tottenham and it was a measure of how Morata was impressing everyone that Spurs insisted on his inclusion in the deal.

It spoke even greater volumes for him when that insistence was met with resistance.

Tottenham were so keen because Franco Baldini was overseeing the rebuilding post-Bale and had followed Morata as far back as 2011 when he finished top tournament scorer with six goals in the Under 19 European Championship.

He also won the Golden Boot in 2013 as Spain won the U21s European Championship in Israel.

In the early days the long stride, the dark mane, the ability to hold the ball up facing his team, and to finish so well with his head, provoked comparisons with Fernando Morientes.

Fellow Real Madrid youth-team graduate Lucas Vazquez can vouch for those qualities. He told Sportsmail this season: 'I was playing at centre forward in the youth team when he [Morata] joined the club and they said to me: "Right you get out on the wing!"

'I remember my first training sessions with him. We were doing crossing and heading exercises and it was incredible the way he finished with his head. Much like the way you see him do it now. He made my crosses look good.'

Vazquez and Morata have remained close friends at the club and he will be at his wedding this summer as he ties the knot with long-time girlfriend Alice Campello in Venice.

He played a small part in the final but he still enjoyed the celebrations walking away from the National Stadium of Wales with various keepsakes and mementos including the electronic substitute board set to 12 for the 12th European Cup the team had just won.

He likes where he is but admitted after the final: 'Whether I stay is not up to me. Players always like to play more but how can I complain when we have won the Champions League and La Liga?'

Because of that Champions League success Real Madrid will face Manchester United in the European Super Cup. Morata could be playing for the Europa League holders and Mourinho, and not Zidane's European Champions.

Nothing is settled yet. It was Antonio Conte who signed Morata for Juventus in 2013 just before leaving the club. Chelsea cannot be ruled out of the equation — they tried to sign him last summer when it seemed Real Madrid had only re-signed him from Juventus so they could sell him again.

Chelsea bid £60million and Conte spoke personally with the player, making a big impression on someone who he wanted to work with at Juve in 2014 only to leave for the Italy job before it was possible.

Either way there will be no language barrier because Morata speaks perfect English.

And if it's Conte it will be unfinished business from their near miss in Turin. If itis Mourinho it will be unfinished business too. The young striker and the coach who sees him as proof that he does know how to bring through young talent.

2 striker incaran Mou, Morata & Lukaku kebetulan dua2nya pernah dilatih oleh Mou

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kalo merapat ke emyu.. trus yang ngasih assist siapa yaa? Valencia... :((

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Sepertinya bakal diumumkan secara resmi dalam waktu dekat biar bisa ikut tur pra musim nih :D

Betul Om...barusan dpt kabar juga dari temen di MI ktnya Perez n Om Ed udah deal.

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Beuuh..beredar kabar, chelsea mau ngebajak Morata nih.
Abramovic tampaknya ga suka dengan lukaku.

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Morata datang dan Ibra keluar :D

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Manchester United lodge bid for Real Madrid striker Alvaro Morata as Spanish giants seek £70m

* Manchester United have officially tabled a bid for striker Alvaro Morata
* Boss Jose Mourinho is keen to bring the Real Madrid forward to Old Trafford
* Spanish champions are hopeful of thrashing out a deal in the region of £70m
* Talks are expected in coming days with Morata keen to sort his future soon

Manchester United have lodged a bid for Alvaro Morata as their aggressive transfer strategy begins to take hold.

The Real Madrid striker will cost United upwards of £60million and is seen as a replacement for the recently released Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

Real are hopeful of thrashing out a deal somewhere above £70m with further talks expected in the coming days.

Morata wants his future fixed within the fortnight and Jose Mourinho is keen for United's executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward to handle business quickly.

It emerged on Monday that an official offer had been sent to Real, while Morata is open to a Premier League move after his return to the Bernabeu stuttered.

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Manchester United have officially made the first steps towards signing striker Alvaro Morata

The 24-year-old rejoined the La Liga champions from Juventus last summer but started just 19 games.

His agent, Juanma Lopez, made it plain to Real last week that Morata was edging towards an exit, with Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema ahead of him in Zinedine Zidane's pecking order.

United's pursuit of the Spain international has taken precedence over Andrea Belotti of Torino as they hunt for a successor to Ibrahimovic, who officially left the club last week.

Real are looking to recoup more than four times the £15.8m they paid Juventus last year but Morata's pedigree in front of goal makes him an ideal potential signing. Despite limited starts he scored 20 times, with 15 of those in the league.

There has been a sharpening of focus by United after deals for Antoine Griezmann and Romelu Lukaku failed to materialise as they go some way to matching rivals Manchester City's early pace in the transfer window.

Benfica's Victor Lindelof should become a United player this week for £30.7m, while central midfield remains an area they wish to strengthen.

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No.9
Cocok bgt lahh Morata ini, apalagi
Masih muda.:champ:

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Kok lama ya ini transfer terjadi.
Madridnya yang kekeuh dengan harga selangit, atau Ed nya yg ga pinter nawar?
Atau memang Morata bukan target utama?? :crazy:

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'Morata Tak Perlu Banyak Berpikir untuk Gabung MU'
Lucas Aditya - detikSport

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Liverpool - Manchester United saat ini sedang mencari penyerang tengah. Alvaro Morata disebut tak perlu banyak berpikir untuk bergabung dengan skuat Ther Red Devils.

Satu pos di lini serang MU kosong menyusul kepergian Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Kontraknya yang habis, tak diperpanjang karena cedera lutut yang membekapnya.

Bagi MU, Ibrahimovic merupakan sosok yang penting di musim lalu. Dia merupakan sandaran utama di lini depan dengan sumbangan 28 gol.

MU dikaitkan dengan beberapa nama salah satunya Morata. Penyerang asal Spanyol itu diminta oleh eks penggawa Liverpool, Steve Nicol, agar tak perlu banyak berpikir terkait kepindahan ke Old Trafford.

"Itu tak perlu dipikir-pikir lagi. Itu merupakan posisi yang mereka butuhkan dan mereka ingin mendapatkan seseorang yang dalam opini saya bisa menjadi berkelas dunia. Dia tak terlalu jauh dari itu," kata Nicol yang dilansir oleh ESPN.

"Dia muda, jadi dia akan bisa diandalkan dalam waktu yang lama. Andai Anda merupakan fans United, maka Anda berharap ini terjadi dan saya berpikir itu akan terjadi," tambahnya.