With the expected departure of Zlatan Ibrahimovic today it seems Manchester United are going to waste no time in re-stocking their dressing room.
On-going rumours that Alvaro Morata is going to Old Trafford have escalated as The Telegraph are reporting that the Spaniard has agreed on principle terms with the club and is now awaiting Real Madrid to negotiate terms.
United initially had a £52m bid rejected but are hoping a new offer of £60m will suffice for the Madrid board.
The 24-year-0ld is reported to have told friends and family that he is expecting to be playing at Old Trafford next season and has clarified that he has no interest in returning to Italy to join AC Milan as Juventus 'are the only club in Italy' for him.
Morata has only started 14 games for Madrid this season and is said to have found his lack of playing time extremely frustrating. His agent Juanma Lopez confirmed rumours that he will be going to a new club.
He doesn't want to go through another season like that. It was a great season, but he wants to play more,
Alvaro is a player who wants to play a more important role. He wants to play more. That's normal for a striker who's scored 19 goals. It's not enough.
The forward worked under Jose Mourinho at Real Madrid before departing on loan to Juventus. In his 26 La Liga appearances this season he scored 15 goals and added four assists.
This should sit nicely with Man Utd fans as a direct replacement fIbrahimovicvic who will be departing Old Trafford on the back of an injury that will see him unable to play for about 6-12 months.
