West Ham don’t have a hope of signing Alvaro Morata, but are trying anyway.
Lyon’s Alexandre Lacazette
West Ham’s troubles this season can be traced back to last summer’s disastrous transfer window.
The Hammers set their sights too high, trying to sign Alexandre Lacazette, Carlos Bacca, and even Zlatan Ibrahimovic, and predictably failed.
They ended up looking around in the bargain bins, settling for signing Simone Zaza on loan, which predictably was a disaster.
So they’ve learned their lesson right? Perhaps not…
Spanish media outlet Don Balon reports West Ham have made an enquiry after Real Madrid star Alvaro Morata.
Morata has had a low key season at Real Madrid, but the Hammers should give up and forget about it.
Real Madrid’s Alvaro Morata celebrates scoring their third goal
The Spaniard is a former Champions League finalist and Serie A winner with Juventus, and a regular up front for Spain.
Last summer Real invoked his buy-back clause, paying a fee of £24 million. Even though he has featured mostly as a substitute this season, Morata has still bagged 17 goals.
At Real that sort of achievement can go under appreciated, but after investing years into him, don’t expect them to suddenly give him up to West Ham.
Nor would Morata want to join a club battling away in the bottom half of the Premier League.
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