Real Madrid have activated a buy-back clause to take Spain striker Alvaro Morata back to the Bernabeu from Juventus, the European champions announced on Tuesday, according to Reuters. Morata, who came through the ranks at Real, was sold to Juve two years ago, and scored 12 goals for the Italians last season, helping them secure a Serie A and Coppa Italia double. "Real Madrid have informed Juventus of their decision to buy back the registration rights on the player Alvaro Morata, who will join up with the first team for pre-season training under the command of Zinedine Zidane," said a Real statement. Morata had previously expressed a desire to return to Madrid, but media reports suggest Real are hoping to make a quick profit by immediately selling the forward to an English club, possibly Arsenal or Chelsea. "Real will exercise the repurchase right and will inform us in written form in the next days. We will evaluate what to do," Juve chief executive, Giuseppe Marotta, said earlier on Tuesday.
