This striker could be leading the line for Chelsea next season in shock development

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Alvaro Morata could return to Chelsea from Atletico Madrid this summer, report The Daily Telegraph.

The Spain international moved to the Wanda Metropolitano on an 18-month loan deal in January.

It was widely assumed that Morata's Chelsea career was over after he returned to his homeland, but the Blues have told Atletico that they will recall the striker unless they pay £50m to make the move permanent.

Olivier Giroud signed a new contract at Stamford Bridge in May but the Blues do not appear too keen to retain the services of fellow centre-forward Gonzalo Higuain.

That could see Morata make a dramatic return to west London ahead of next term, although Atletico may ultimately agree to Chelsea's demands.

Greg Lea
Greg Lea

Greg Lea is a freelance football journalist who's filled in wherever FourFourTwo needs him since 2014. He became a Crystal Palace fan after watching a 1-0 loss to Port Vale in 1998, and once got on the scoresheet in a primary school game against Wilfried Zaha's Whitehorse Manor (an own goal in an 8-0 defeat).