Juventus eye up Morata replacement

 

Juventus are eyeing up Paris Saint-Germain forward Edinson Cavani as Alvaro Morata's replacement, according to Tuttosport.

 

Real Madrid currently hold the option to re-sign Morata for €30m (£23m) in 2016 or 2017 having only sold him to Juventus for €20m (£15.4m) in July 2014.

 

It recently emerged that Madrid would look to activate this clause in the summer and Max Allegri’s side are reportedly already eyeing up his replacement with out-of-favour Cavani currently earmarked as their number one transfer target.

 

Cavani, 28, has fallen down the pecking order at PSG after coming to blows with head coach Laurent Blanc and now appears destined to leave the Ligue 1 champions at the end of the season, although it is claimed his preference would be to return to Italy.

 

Juventus eye up Morata replacement

 

However, even though he has been forced to play out wide to accommodate Zlatan Ibrahimovic and now replaced in the team by Lucas Moura, only Ibrahimovic (20) and Michy Batshuayi (12) have scored more goals in Ligue 1 this season than Cavani (11).

 

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