A few days ago, according to Spain's "Fichajes" report, Barca's transaction to introduce Juventus striker Morata has stalled, because Juve coach Allegri called off the deal, Allegri's attitude towards Juve management is very clear, unless he poaches Icardi of Paris Saint-Germain, he does not agree to let Morata go.
Morata has not played very well at Juventus this season, before this round, he scored five goals and two assists in 19 Serie A games, not outstanding, the Spain international also wants to change his situation, at this time Barca extended an olive branch to him, Xavi is very eager to get the Spanish international as the team's main center.
Morata is also interested in going to Barca, but the details involved are more complicated, at present he and Juve signed a loan term, the loan cost is as high as 20 million euros, and if the loan is terminated, Juve and Atletico, who owns Morata, ask for a half fee reduction, and there is also a buyout fee between Barca and Atletico Griezmann that has not been settled, if you want to buy Morata, Atletico asks for Morata's transfer fee to be charged to Griezmann's fee, but these are not particularly big obstacles, nothing more than a matter of negotiating prices Overall, Atletico want Morata to sell for at least 45 million euros, which is not too difficult for Barca to accept, so Morata's chances of joining Barca are still very large.
However, Juve coach Allegri has now stepped forward against Morata's departure. In the 21st round of Serie A focus battle against Roma on January 9, Morata replaced Keane in the 62nd minute of the game, when Juve were 1-3 behind, but Morata gave An assist to Locatelli 7 minutes later, sounding the horn of the team's counterattack, and finally Juve completed a 4-3 reversal, Morata's role in the center position was extremely obvious. So Allegri told management that he was opposed to Morata's departure, Juve have not even touched the Champions League zone now, Chieza Jr. is injured again, and if Morata leaves, the team's front line will really be unavailable. Morata may not have expected that his excellent performance of Roma would be a reason to prevent him from leaving Juve...
Of course, Allegri didn't say anything, telling Juve management that if Icardi of Paris Saint-Germain could be brought in, then he wouldn't stop the team from letting Morata go. Icardi has played for Juve's nemesis Inter Milan, was also the captain of Inter, and twice won the Golden Boot in Serie A, but finally broke up with Inter and joined Paris, this season due to the arrival of Messi, Icardi is no longer the main striker, so Juve still have a chance to get him. For now, Barca can only expect Juve to get Icardi so they have a chance to get Morata...