Is Morata the answer?

Arsenal have been strongly linked with Juventus’ Alvaro Morata, but is he the striker they’re looking for?

The clock was ticking towards a penalty shoot-out when Massimiliano Allegri signalled to the hunched figure sitting restlessly on the Juventus bench. Twelve minutes remained to break AC Milan’s resistance in a dour Coppa Italia final at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. In the end, Alvaro Morata only needed two.

One hundred and twenty-two seconds after jogging onto the pitch in place of midfielder Hernanes, Morata swept Juan Cuadrado’s cross into the net with his first touch. The goal clinched an historic second consecutive domestic double for Juventus, and it further enhanced the Spaniard’s reputation as a big-game specialist.

Since joining the Old Lady last season, Morata has scored in both legs of a Champions League semi-final against boyhood club Real Madrid. He has scored in a Champions League final against Barcelona. He has scored decisive goals against Borussia Dortmund, Manchester City and Inter Milan. And he has now scored the winner in a Coppa Italia final.

It is likely to be his last contribution for Juventus. Real Madrid have the option to activate a buy-back clause to take the striker back to the Bernabeu this summer, but the strongest interest appears to have come from Arsenal. This week the 23-year-old revealed he has received “tempting offers” from England, and newspaper reports put him at the top of Arsene Wenger’s wishlist.

So is he the answer to Arsenal’s striker conundrum? Morata seems to think so. “I think my characteristics mean the Premier League would be a great destination,” he told Spanish newspaper AS after …

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