Juventus striker Alvaro Morata retains hope of joining Barcelona this summer.

Sport says Morata had permission to leave Italy but there was no deal with Atletico Madrid who own him and in the end the deal broke down.

Morata would like to return to Spain this summer and want Barcelona to make it known as soon as possible whether they still want him. The Italian club might sign Morata permanently if Atletico lower their option on him.

Morata is still having game time at Juventus despite the signing of Dusan Vlahovic and their coach Massimiliano Allegri is very satisfied with his performance level. The idea is that Juventus can sign him for a fee as low as €15 million.

If there is no agreement, then he can return to Atletico. Arsenal are also interested in signing Morata.

The striker has a year left on his deal with Atletico and the Rojiblancos want to make money from the sale, but Morata would like to end his career in Spain.