During the winter window transfer period, Barca signed Alves and Ferran Torres. According to coach Xavi's plan, Morata is the best candidate for the center position. However, on January 15, The World Sport confirmed that Barca management did not support Xavi and that the plan to introduce Morata in the winter window had failed.
Barca's centre-forward position includes Fati, Depay, Luke De Jong and Brycewirt (still recuperating from injuries). Harvey, though, admires Morata the most. In Harvey's view, Morata is technically excellent, experienced and can be a stable scoring point. At the beginning of January, the media such as as ass newspaper broke the news that Morata's transfer was going smoothly and That Harvey was about to receive strong reinforcements.
However, half a month has passed, and Barca and Morata are getting more and more distant. Why? The World Sports newspaper pointed out that it is still a financial reason.
Morata now plays for Juve but owns Atletico. If Juve buys out Morata, it will cost 35 million euros, plus a loan fee of 5 million euros for half a year, for a total of 40 million euros. However, after signing Ferran Torres for 55 million euros, Barca can no longer afford a transfer in the 40 million euro level. In the eyes of Barca management, only Haaland deserves to pay a high price.
In addition to the €40 million transfer fee, Barca also have no salary space – Ferran Torres was able to register thanks to Umtiti's salary cut. If Morata joins, how will Barca free up €8 million in salary? From Juve's point of view, it is impossible to let Go of Morata. Juve wanted to go on loan to Icardi, but Paris Saint-Germain refused, and morata could only stay at Juve if a substitute could not be found.
According to The World Sport newspaper, Juve's attacker Chiesa Jr. was seriously injured, and manager Allegri was even less likely to let Morata go. On January 14, Allegri said: "The current lineup will not change until June, and no one will leave." ”
The Catalan media said that although there is no hope of signing Morata, there are still many matters to deal with in the Barca winter window: Dembele's contract extension, Sergi Roberto's departure, whether Neto and Destin are leaving... If the redundant players are further purged, Barca can free up some of their salary expenses.