Manchester United target could cost €90m, Florentino hints
Despite having reportedly reached personal terms with him, Manchester United will have to deal with Florentino Perez, the Real Madrid president quipping to Marca that “if someone wants Morata, they have to pay for him”.
This is likely a reference to current negotiations with Manchester United, who are reported to want to pay €70 million, far short of the €90m requested by the Merengues.
The Real Madrid star wants to fight for his place at the Bernabeu, but only got 15 Liga starts this season, scoring an impressive 14 goals.
Despite not being a regular fixture in the starting XI, the Spanish international - who wants to ensure that he’s on the plane for Russia 2018 - was the subject of an appeal from Coach Zinedine Zidane, who went in front of the Galacticos’ board to argue against selling Morata.
The scorer of 27 goals over two seasons with Juventus, the Spaniard was brought back to his academy club last summer through the famous Recompra, which only cost the Galacticos €30 million.