Arsenal target Alvaro Morata staying put

Real Madrid striker Alvaro Morata will not be allowed to quit the Bernabeu for a move elsewhere in the January transfer window. The striker has been strongly linked with a move to both Arsenal and Liverpool.

Morata has long attracted the interest of several teams but has elected to stay with the Spanish club so far. Carlo Ancelotti last night confirmed that the striker would not be allowed to leave the club.


"We have not changed our plan," Ancelotti said. "Furthermore, Morata has not asked to leave. I am very happy with him."