Soccer-Galatasaray signs Morata on loan from AC Milan

Galatasaray Sportif Sinai ve Ticari Yatirimlar

03/02/2025 06:14

GDANSK, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Galatasaray have signed AC
Milan striker Alvaro Morata on loan from the Italian club
between February 2025 and January 2026 for 6 million euros
($6.14 million), the Turkish Super Lig club and AC Milan said in
separate statements on Sunday.
    Galatasaray retained an option to make the deal permanent,
AC Milan said in a statement on its official website.
    Morata will receive a guaranteed salary of 3 million euros
for the second half of the 2024-25 season and an additional 3
million euros for the first half of the 2025-26 campaign,
Galatasaray said.
    The 32-year-old captain of Spain's national team, Morata
joined Milan from LaLiga club Atletico Madrid last year for 13
million euros on a four-year contract.
    Galatasaray hold a purchase option that allows them to sign
Morata permanently for 8 million euros if they notify Milan in
writing by January 15, 2026, according to Galatasaray's
statement.
    Should the Turkish club choose not to activate the buy
option by that date, they will have the right to extend the loan
period until June 30, 2026. If the loan is extended, Morata will
receive a further 3 million euros for the second half of the
2025-26 season.
    Additionally, the club will have a second purchase option,
allowing them to sign Morata permanently for 9 million euros if
they provide written notification by June 10, 2026. This amount
would also be paid in six installments.
    If Galatasaray exercise the buy option, Morata will be
entitled to guaranteed salaries of 6 million euros for the
2026-27 season and 6 million euros for the 2027-28 season.
    Morata began his career with Real Madrid before moving to
Juventus in 2014. He helped Real win the Champions League,
LaLiga and Copa del Rey twice each and Juventus claim two Serie
A titles. He also had a spell at Premier League club Chelsea.

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 (Reporting by Halilcan Soran; Writing by Canan Sevgili; Editing
by Sonali Paul)
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