Real Madrid have reportedly set their asking price for the much sought-after Alvaro Morata at €75 million (£59 million) with Juventus, Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea, Manchester United and Bayern Munich all interested in the Spanish striker.

Morata is currently a Juve player, but Real are set to activate the €32 million (£25 million) buyback clause on their former player before selling him on to the highest bidder, per Marca.

According to Calciomercato, the Old Lady “won’t offer more than €25 million (£19.7 million),” in order to buy him back—totalling a €57 million (£44.8 million) offer if the return clause is added—but, for Real, “€75 million (£59 million) is the asking price, with €65 million (£51.1 million) accepted.”

Morata, 23, is currently one of the hottest young properties around after enjoying two successful seasons with Juventus—winning back-to-back domestic doubles—and proving that he is a man for the big occasion, per Squawka Dave:

It is clear that Juve are loath to let him go, but they will be powerless if Real activate their buyback clause, and the Serie A giants will have to endure a convoluted repurchase process if they want him for next season.

Per Marca‘s report, United manager Jose Mourinho is interested in reuniting with Morata—to whom he gave a senior debut at Real—while Calciomercato reported Chelsea and PSG’s interest, and indicated Bayern are “piqued, if not as involved as the others.”

Barely could there be a more high-profile selection of suitors for Morata and, if all the clubs mentioned are interested, Real can effectively set their price.

Bleacher Report’s Sam Tighe previously suggested Sevilla may be a good destination for Morata, but it is unlikely the UEFA Europa League champions will be able to contend financially with the likes of United, Chelsea and PSG:

Meanwhile, Real have also reportedly priced midfielder Mateo Kovacic at €25 million (£19.7 million), but primary suitors Juve are only prepared to go as high as €20 million (£15.8 million) and are also considering “offering a loan with option to buy,” per Calciomercato.

Los Blancos signed the 22-year-old Croatian from Inter Milan for €32 million (£22.5 million) last August, but he has failed to make much of an impression at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.

He started only eight times in La Liga in 2015-16 and only three times in Real’s triumphant UEFA Champions League campaign, missing out on a place in the squad for the final win over Atletico Madrid, per WhoScored.com.

Per Calciomercato, however, Juve have been interested in Kovacic since his time at Dinamo Zagreb and are keen to offer him a way out of Madrid if the two sides can agree on a price.

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