Reports from Spain claim that Chelsea have finally lodged an official bid for Real Madrid striker Alvaro Morata, but saw their €75m offer turned down by the Champions League winners.

Real were expected to sell on the Spain international straight after they activated the €30m buy-back clause in his contract at Juventus, but Cadena Ser report that the club now see him as a vital ingredient to their challenges on a number of fronts for the coming season.