Transfer due date day: Morata in shock move to Arsenal to replace Aubameyang

Arsenal are all set to make an 11th hour move for Juventus striker, Alvaro Morata.

AS reports that Mikel Arteta’s assistant, Miguel Molina, has even called Morata to convince him about the relocation.

The Gunners have actually so far stopped working in their efforts to sign Dusan Vlahovic, who has signed up with Juventus, while Alexander Isak looks set to stay at Real Sociedad until the summertime.

But Arsenal are looking very light in attack after loaning out Folarin Balogun, while Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Eddie Nketiah could likewise leave.

If both players leave on deadline day, Arteta will be entrusted to Alexandre Lacazette as the just senior striker for the rest of the season

The Premier League side are still attempting to generate a brand-new forward before Monday night’s deadline and are attempting to manage a complicated offer for Morata.

The Spaniard is currently on loan at Juventus from Atletico Madrid, however Vlahovic’s arrival means the Serie A giants would be prepared to end his loan.

He had actually been related to a loan switch to Barcelona, but Atleti have actually made it clear they will not strengthen a competitor and will only loan Morata to a foreign club.

Molina, who formerly worked at Atletico while Morata was likewise there, described how he would fit into the group as well as offering the Arsenal task, even explaining the 29-year-old as the ‘missing piece’ of the puzzle.