The lawyer who helped take Alvaro Morata from Real Madrid to Juventus last summer has said the Seria A champions should act quickly if and renegotiate with Los Blancos if they are to keep their striker for the long-term.
As is fairly common with young players leaving the Santiago Bernabeu, Real like to include a buy back clause with the other club should they wish to take the player back to the Spanish capital.
In Morata’s case, Real have the right to buy the 22-year-old back for 30 million euros in 2016 or 35 million euros in 2017. But with the Spaniard happy at the club, and Juventus keen to keep him for the long-term, lawyer Giuseppe Bozzo says they need to take out the buy back clause.
Speaking to Tuttosport, he said: “It was my job to bring him to Turin, while his father worked out the details of the contract. Having become Alvaro’s friend, I can say his desire could well be to stay at Juventus long-term, as he is convinced that they can win the Champions League.”
He added: “It’s a complex situation. In my view the next step should be renegotiating the clause with Real Madrid. It is written and can be exercised. What the player wants will also have an influence, along with what Madrid want to do with him, but if Juventus want to focus on Alvaro for the next eight to 10 years they must get out of this clause cul de sac.
“It’s also important to note that obviously his transfer value has already gone far above the €35m in the clause.”
