Arsenal are reportedly keen on signing Alvaro Morata from Atletico Madrid as they look to solve their centre-forward need.
Morata has spent the last two seasons on loan at Juventus - but, per Italian transfer expert Nicolo Schira talks over a permanent switch have broken down.
With Alexandre Lacazette set to become a free agent this summer and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang having departed for Barcelona in February, bringing in a striker was bound to be a top priority.
Eddie Nketiah - who impressed towards the end of the season just gone - is expected to sign a new long-term deal at the Emirates Stadium - but, assuming Lacazette leaves, he would be the Gunners' only senior striker (and an inexperienced one at that).
And they appear to be wasting no time in rebuilding up front; according to Spanish newspaper Sport (via the Mirror), Morata is 'very close' to joining for around £25 million.
Should the move transpire, it will see the 29-year-old return to the Premier League three-and-a-half years after leaving Chelsea - where he didn't set the world alight, scoring only 16 goals in 47 league appearances.
Then again, Morata has never been prolific at the highest level - but his all-round centre-forward play and ability to operate from the left wing of needed could make him a valuable addition.
Still, you would have to say that Arsenal could do better - and Manchester City's Gabriel Jesus is said to remain their number one target.
