Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho is looking to strengthen his front line with uncertainty continuing about the future of injured striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, with Morata being his prime target.
Eagle eyed fans noticed that Morata has removed Real Madrid from his social media accounts and given that this is how football operates in 2017, Manchester United fans have already started to get excited.
Details of both pursuits come from Miguel Delaney of The Independent.
The BBC report however that United will pay a £30 million fee for the Swedish 22 year old.
Daily Express: Wayne Rooney has indicated he is not prepared to take a drop in salary to leave Old Trafford and stay in England. All these will depend on Jose Mourinho and his tactics.
The Europa League victor have generated 60 million pounds more than both Spanish giants Barcelona and Madrid, the Mirror reported.
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A queue of clubs, including the likes of AC Milan, Chelsea and Arsenal, are thought to be keeping tabs on the Spain worldwide, and his agent Juanma Lopez stressed that Morata needs more playing time. Belotti is a rising star, but he still represents a risk at this price.
José Mourinho had admitted that he had trouble selected his teams and for some reason he always seem to choose to work for clubs who "have big problems" like Inter Milan, Real Madrid and Manchester United.
Sky Sports News reported earlier this week that United were weighing-up a fresh bid after seeing their opening £52.4m offer rejected by Madrid with the La Liga giants holding out for a fee closer to £78m.
Despite being valued by Zinedine Zidane, he remains down the pecking order at Real - and could have his first team opportunities further reduced if Kylian Mbappe completes a world record move to the Champions League winners.
Speaking after Madrid's 4-1 Champions League final triumph over Juventus, Morata stressed that it is his "dream" to play for his boyhood club but would not rule out a transfer.
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