MANCHESTER UNITED have been offered the chance to sign former Chelsea striker Alvaro Morata, according to reports.
The Red Devils are in desperate need of attacking reinforcements.
Main man Cristiano Ronaldo asked to leave the club following United’s failure to qualify for Champions League football last season.
Ronaldo’s return to United for pre-season was also delayed and the striker started the Premier League season from the bench.
Brighton went on to beat United on the opening day 2-1 with Pascal Gross scoring a brace.
And now according to ESPN, United have been offered the chance to sign Atletico Madrid’s Morata to help bolster new boss Erik ten Hag’s attacking line.
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The Spaniard, 29, spent the last two seasons on loan at Italian giants Juventus.
Morata also has Premier League experience having played for Chelsea between 2017 and 2020.
He scored 24 goals across all competitions during his time in England.
Morata only has a year left on his contract at Atletico and may not cost the Red Devils a fortune.
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Man Utd were also tracking another player with experience in England.
Former West Ham star Marko Arnautovic was subject to transfer bids.
However, club Bologna priced the 33-year-old Austrian man out of the “low-cost bracket”.
Fan backlash also prompted the Premier League big boys to pull the plug on any potential deal.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
