Alvaro Morata 'Agrees Six-Month Loan Move' to Arsenal From Real Madrid: Daily Soccer Report

Spanish media is reporting that Arsenal have agreed a deal with Real Madrid to bring highly-rated 21-year-old striker Alvaro Morata to the Emirates Stadium in a six-month loan deal.

As with any reports coming out of Spain, it’s always difficult to know whether it’s just tabloid rumors, or if there is truth to the story. But if true, it’ll be a huge coup for Arsenal especially considering that Tottenham Hotspur were close to finalizing a similar deal.

Here are some selected highlights of Morata in action:

Here are tonight’s world soccer news headlines:

Premier League

• Alvaro Morata ‘agrees six-month loan move’ to Arsenal from Real Madrid — Metro
• Barcelona’s Gerard Deulofeu was sensational for Everton v Stoke [MOTD analysis] — 101gg
• Roberto Soldado insists he will find his goalscoring touch in the Premier League — The Telegraph
• Tactical breakdown of Aaron Ramsey’s role for Arsenal — Bleacher Report
• Rene Meulensteen expects cash to help keep Fulham in Premier League — The Guardian
• Hull owner Assem Allam: Critics ‘can die as soon as they want’ — BBC Sport
• Southampton goalkeeper Artur Boruc suffers broken hand at Chelsea — Sky Sports
• Crystal Palace manager Tony Pulis delighted Mile Jedinak has signed new deal — The Mail
• Yaya Toure named BBC African Footballer of the Year — MCFC
• Ex-Everton player Thomas Gravesen moves to Las Vegas with girlfriend, worth over £80m — The Mail
• Manchester United could earn up to £17m by selling the rights to Old Trafford — The Independent
• England starlet Saido Berahino signs long-term deal at West Bromwich Albion — Pro Soccer Talk
• BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year 2013: Adnan Januzaj heads 10 person short list — The Mail
• Hull City owner Assem Allam not to face charge as FA adopt ‘watching brief’ on name-change row — Hull Mail

International soccer

• 2014 FIFA World Cup draw news: pots to be known Tuesday — Pro Soccer Talk
• U.S. MNT to face Korea Republic on Feb. 1 in Carson, Calif — US Soccer
• I tested Daniel Sturridge’s resolve by playing him unfit, admits Roy Hodgson — The Independent
• Northern Ireland striker David Healy announces retirement — BBC Sport
• ‘Modern slavery’: Intl delegation decries migrant rights abuses in Qatar — RT News
• Miguel Herrera set to manage Mexico in World Cup 2014 — FOX Soccer

US soccer

• Caleb Porter wins MLS Coach of the Year after masterminding Portland’s incredible revival — Pro Soccer Talk
• The final letdown: five US soccer showpieces that failed to achieve lift-off — The Guardian
• Sitdown with Orlando City: Sellout crowds, becoming best in MLS, soccer pyramid stronger — Pro Soccer Talk
• Orlando City manager Adrian Heath visits La Liga’s Espanyol, Everton during overseas trip — OCSC

Football League

• Haigh’s closing in on Leeds United takeover — Yorkshire Evening Post
• Coventry City owners lead club to Northampton and towards the abyss — The Guardian
• Ian Holloway and Mike Phelan front-runners for Wigan Athletic manager’s job — Telegraph

Bundesliga

• Would the Bundesliga really be better off without Bayern and Dortmund? — The Guardian
• Bayern and Dortmund against Super League — ESPN FC
• David Alaba signs new Bayern Munich contract — BBC Sport

La Liga

• Barcelona star Lionel Messi jets to Argentina to step up recovery from thigh injury — The Mail

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