Chelsea complete the £60m signing of Real Madrid striker Alvaro Morata

[idrizzy]

Chelsea close to Morata deal

Source: http://www.skysports.com/share/10954266

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">We have agreed terms with Real Madrid for the transfer of Alvaro Morata...<a href="https://t.co/uuenBgcPH2">https://t.co/uuenBgcPH2</a></p>— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChelseaFC/status/887726438941687808">July 19, 2017</a></blockquote>
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[Abdullah719]

Not bad.

 

[finalfantasy7]

Thought they would be be in pole position for dortmund striker

 

[KingKhanWC]

Big signing for Chelsea! He will fit in perfectly with the likes of Hazard feeding him.

 

[Rayyman]

Not bad.

He's pretty much the exact same type of player as Costa iirc.

 

[Protea Fan]

He's pretty much the exact same type of player as Costa iirc.

Morata is not a costa type player.Costa is an aggressive tough, and rough player who uses his physical strength to get past defenders.The one thing common with both of them is they can shift the momentum of the game due to their pace and striking ability

But as compared to costa morata is a proven big match player who scores when it matters, and if given the chance to be a starter, he'll most likely start knocking them in consistently.Morata is a perfect poacher and he has a killer instincts to take half chances. His height,pace and aerial ability makes him dangerous in the box.Moreover he's just 24 so their is a lot left in him and so if treat well he has all the ability to be a top striker

 

[Abdullah719]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Exclusive - initial fee Chelsea will pay for Morata is 'just' £58m. Quite a coup i'd suggest in this market <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/cfc?src=hash">#cfc</a> <a href="https://t.co/YOWwgsi4rV">https://t.co/YOWwgsi4rV</a></p>— Matt Law (@Matt_Law_DT) <a href="https://twitter.com/Matt_Law_DT/status/887748442524721154">July 19, 2017</a></blockquote>
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So... Walker + 8m?

 

[WC-Passion]

Fantastic signing for us, I hope he can build a partnership with both Fabregas and Hazard like Costa did.

 

[idrizzy]

So Man Utd had to pay £75m or there abouts but Chelsea pay £58m?

Ok.

 

[msb314]

[Official] Chelsea FC confirm 58M pound deal for Alvaro Morata!

So it is confirmed!

Alvaro Morata will join Chelsea FC as their most expensive signing ever after Fernando Torres' 50M pound purchase from Liverpool in January 2011.

Finally the sage comes to an end with Costa expecting to depart Chelsea FC in the upcoming weeks.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2648682-alvaro-morata-transfer-fee-agreed-to-by-chelsea-real-madrid

 

[msb314]

Thought they would be be in pole position for dortmund striker

Aubemeyang is staying put at Dortmund.

 

[msb314]

Not bad.

Plus Morata has UCL experience and has played for big clubs like RM and Juventus already (unlike Lukaku)

 

[Abdullah]

This kid is a proper striker.
Intelligent, quick and a deadly finisher.
Would take him over lukaku all day though hoping mou will use lukaku better

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Best of luck to him at Chelsea.

He's a brilliant player,Chelsea have completed a big signing.

 

[PetroDollars]

So Man Utd had to pay £75m or there abouts but Chelsea pay £58m?

Ok.

RM are desperate for Degea and we wont sell therefore they were always going to inflate the price, im happy we never payed up for him, Morata is over rated, anything more than £40m for a bench warmer is a joke.

 

[finalfantasy7]

Aubemeyang is staying put at Dortmund.

wate staying at dortmund, hes already 28yrs old

 

[Hasan123]

Morata is potentially a brilliant striker. In the right system he could thrive. Chelsea have the players to give him the service to score the goals. At £70 million he is overpriced but in this market you will have to overpay.

Morata has the movement and hold up play to bring Chelsea's creative players into the game. He's a different player from Costa but shares some similarities with him.

 

[UN talkz]

Best of luck....
but just dont score against madrid incase the teams meet in CL

 

[msb314]

Morata is potentially a brilliant striker. In the right system he could thrive. Chelsea have the players to give him the service to score the goals. At £70 million he is overpriced but in this market you will have to overpay.

Morata has the movement and hold up play to bring Chelsea's creative players into the game. He's a different player from Costa but shares some similarities with him.

He cost £58M

 

[msb314]

wate staying at dortmund, hes already 28yrs old

huh?

 

[Hasan123]

He cost £58M

It could rise to £70 million

 

[Muhammad10]

Alvaro Morata: Chelsea complete £60m deal for Real Madrid striker

Chelsea have completed the £60m signing of Real Madrid striker Alvaro Morata on a five-year-deal.

The Spain forward scored 20 goals last season after rejoining Real from Juventus.

The 24-year-old won La Liga and the Champions League, but the majority of his appearances were as a substitute.

Morata is the Blues' fourth summer recruit, after goalkeeper Willy Caballero, defender Antonio Rudiger and midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko.

Morata will now join up with the squad on its pre-season tour of Asia.

Chelsea technical director Michael Emenalo said: "We believe he can make a great impact for Chelsea and look forward to seeing him in action.

"Alvaro has proven class at the highest level and his quality will be a huge asset."

http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/40667600

 

[WC-Passion]

Need another striker, two wing-backs and and a midfielder. The fact that we've been linked to Danilo, Sandro, Mendy, Llorente and Benteke helps, but there is no news of us going in for another midfielder which is worrying.

 

[PakLFC]

Crazy money. After losing out on Lakaku this seems to be a reactionary signing.

 

[Rayyman]

Need another striker, two wing-backs and and a midfielder. The fact that we've been linked to Danilo, Sandro, Mendy, Llorente and Benteke helps, but there is no news of us going in for another midfielder which is worrying.

Why isn't starting Batshuayi an option? He has a lot of potential.

 

[Hasan123]

Need another striker, two wing-backs and and a midfielder. The fact that we've been linked to Danilo, Sandro, Mendy, Llorente and Benteke helps, but there is no news of us going in for another midfielder which is worrying.

Another striker will be signed. Not sure on which fullbacks Chelsea will look to sign other than Sandro. Also what type of midfielder do Chelsea need? One to replace Fabregas?

 

[Rayyman]

Another striker will be signed. Not sure on which fullbacks Chelsea will look to sign other than Sandro. Also what type of midfielder do Chelsea need? One to replace Fabregas?

More of an attacking midfielder is needed as Bakayoko (defensive midfielder) has already been attained.

 

[WC-Passion]

Another striker will be signed. Not sure on which fullbacks Chelsea will look to sign other than Sandro. Also what type of midfielder do Chelsea need? One to replace Fabregas?

More of an all-round midfielder with offensive qualities but is also good defensively. Tolisso and Keita would have been perfect but we're not in for those players unfortunately. The Ox could be an option as backup because he can play in 3 different positions but I'm not sure how much we'd have to pay as he plays for a direct rival. Mendy and Danilo are basically City players now so we have to force a move for Sandro or Bertrand (I'd put in a 65m bid for Sandro) and on the right we can play Rudiger as a defensive option if need be but another option like Ricardo Perera from Porto would be much preferred. Dalbert from Nice is an option to give competition to Alonso.

Why isn't starting Batshuayi an option? He has a lot of potential.

Because a 3-5-2 limits us badly as it means we can only play one of Hazard, Willian and Pedro as we must use wingbacks to be defensively solid. I doubt we would play Hazard/Willian false 9 with Michy in a 3-5-2 with Willian/Hazard behind unless Morata was injured.

 

[Hasan123]

More of an all-round midfielder with offensive qualities but is also good defensively. Tolisso and Keita would have been perfect but we're not in for those players unfortunately. The Ox could be an option as backup because he can play in 3 different positions but I'm not sure how much we'd have to pay as he plays for a direct rival. Mendy and Danilo are basically City players now so we have to force a move for Sandro or Bertrand (I'd put in a 65m bid for Sandro) and on the right we can play Rudiger as a defensive option if need be but another option like Ricardo Perera from Porto would be much preferred. Dalbert from Nice is an option to give competition to Alonso.



Because a 3-5-2 limits us badly as it means we can only play one of Hazard, Willian and Pedro as we must use wingbacks to be defensively solid. I doubt we would play Hazard/Willian false 9 with Michy in a 3-5-2 with Willian/Hazard behind unless Morata was injured.

Pjanic could be a good signing but I don't know who realistic he is. Ox won't be sold I think. That's a lot of money for Sandro , would Chelsea really want to pay that much?