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Alvaro Morata scored 11 goals in his first campaign in English football last season
The Chelsea striker, Alvaro Morata, has signed a personal agreement allowing him to join Atletico Madrid, said the Spanish football expert, Guillem Balague.
Balague said that the deal was subject to the signing of a substitute by Chelsea and the sale by Atletico of an attacker.
Chelsea would be close to recruit Gonzalo Higuain, the striker of Juventus, loaned by AC Milan.
Morata, 26, joined Chelsea for a club record of 60 million pounds in July 2017, but has struggled this season.
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The Spanish international, who has signed a five-year deal during his move to Stamford Bridge, has been banned from the squad for five of his last seven Premier League games and has scored nine goals in 24 games in all competitions this year. season.
Balague said Morata had an agreement with Sevilla but changed his mind after being contacted by Atletico, another La Liga team.
Nikola Kalinic or Gelson Martins are the players most likely to be sold by the Spanish Atletico team.
"It seems like it's a question of finding a buyer for Kalinic," said Balague.
Speaking on the BBC 5's daily football daily podcast, he added: "Everything else seems to be in place for Morata to give up what looks like a nightmare."
Source: bbc.com
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