Alvaro Morata speaks out on Juventus exit rumours amid Arsenal interest

Alvaro Morata is seemingly a forward in demand despite a career of underwhelming spells at top clubs in terms of sheer goalscoring.

Both Arsenal and Barcelona were reportedly keen on a January move for the Spaniard, who is currently on loan from Atletico Madrid at Juventus.

And, despite his spell at Chelsea, where the Spaniard netted 24 times in 72 appearances, it seems as though the Gunners are still keen, with the Spaniard almost certain to move on from Atletico this summer.

The love is not reciprocated, however, it would seem.

Speaking to the media, and reported by Fabrizio Romano, Morata told reporters that he would like to stay at Juventus past the expiration of his loan deal in the summer.

‘I’m happy to be at Juventus – if it was up to me, I’d always stay here’, the Spaniard said.

Álvaro Morata on Barcelona deal collapsed in January: “It’s not important now. I had a conversation with Allegri about it [Barça bid] – he told me that Dusan’s arrival would help me and so it was” 🇪🇸 #Juve

“I’m happy to be at Juventus – if it was up to me, I’d always stay here”. pic.twitter.com/MaFFcInFaN

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) February 21, 2022

Will Morata move on?

Juventus have an option to purchase Morata for 30 million euros in the summer, having already shelled out 20 million euros across his two year loan spell.

Whether they will or not remains to be seen however, with Dusan Vlahovic arriving from Fiorentina in January for a hefty fee, and Morata’s place in the side under threat.

One saving grace could be the injury to Federico Chiesa, which is expected to keep him out of action until the end of 2022, and leaves the Old Lady short of options in the attacking third.

Should Juve pass, Morata could be forced to reconsider his options however.

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Premier League table

#	Team	MP	D	P
1	Manchester City	26	46	63
2	Liverpool FC	25	44	57
3	Chelsea FC	25	31	50
4	Manchester United	25	8	43
5	West Ham United	26	11	42
6	Arsenal FC	23	10	42
7	Tottenham Hotspur	23	0	39
8	Wolverhampton Wanderers	23	4	37
9	Brighton & Hove Albion	25	-3	33
10	Southampton FC	25	-5	32
11	Leicester City	22	-5	27
12	Aston Villa	24	-6	27
13	Crystal Palace	25	-4	26
14	Brentford FC	26	-15	24
15	Leeds United	23	-19	23
16	Everton FC	23	-12	22
17	Newcastle United	24	-19	22
18	Watford FC	24	-19	18
19	Burnley FC	22	-9	17
20	Norwich City	25	-38	17

Player	Team	Goals
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	17
Jota, Diogo	Liverpool FC	12
Sterling, Raheem	Manchester City	10
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	9
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur	9
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	9
Ronaldo, Cristiano	Manchester United	9
Smith-Rowe, Emile	Arsenal FC	9
Raphinha	Leeds United	9
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester City	9
Mane, Sadio	Liverpool FC	9
Bowen, Jarrod	West Ham United	8
Antonio, Michail	West Ham United	8
Mahrez, Riyad	Manchester City	8
Maupay, Neal	Brighton & Hove Albion	8
Mount, Mason	Chelsea FC	7
Saka, Bukayo	Arsenal FC	7
Gallagher, Conor	Crystal Palace	7
De Bruyne, Kevin	Manchester City	7
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur	7

Player	Team	Red Cards	Yellow Cards
Neves, Ruben	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	9
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	0	7
Mctominay, Scott	Manchester United	0	8
Salisu, Mohammed	Southampton FC	0	7
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	0	7
Rice, Declan	West Ham United	0	7
Shaw, Luke	Manchester United	0	7
Cash, Matty	Aston Villa	0	7
Maguire, Harry	Manchester United	0	6
Brownhill, Josh	Burnley FC	0	7
Gallagher, Conor	Crystal Palace	0	6
Pogba, Paul	Manchester United	1	5
McGinn, John	Aston Villa	0	6
Canos, Sergi	Brentford FC	0	6
Alonso, Marcos	Chelsea FC	0	6
Moreno, Rodrigo	Leeds United	0	6
Norgaard, Christian	Brentford FC	0	6
Westwood, Ashley	Burnley FC	0	6
Tarkowski, James	Burnley FC	0	6
Laporte, Aymeric	Manchester City	1	5

Player	Team	Assists
Alexander-Arnold, Trent	Liverpool FC	10
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	9
Bowen, Jarrod	West Ham United	8
Pogba, Paul	Manchester United	8
Robertson, Andy	Liverpool FC	8
Jesus, Gabriel	Manchester City	7
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	6
Mount, Mason	Chelsea FC	6
Cancelo, Joao	Manchester City	6
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur	5
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	5
Antonio, Michail	West Ham United	5
James, Reece	Chelsea FC	5
Lacazette, Alexandre	Arsenal FC	5
Kovacic, Mateo	Chelsea FC	5
Barnes, Harvey	Leicester City	5
Redmond, Nathan	Southampton FC	5
Mahrez, Riyad	Manchester City	4
Saka, Bukayo	Arsenal FC	4
Ward Prowse, James	Southampton FC	4