"?Juventus has been given a boost in their hopes of holding on to Alvaro Morata this summer after reports that Real Madrid chose to postpone a planned meeting between the two clubs where it is thought the player's buy-back clause was going to be discussed.
According to Tuttosport, Los Blancos officials pulled out and have not yet set another date to meet with their Juve counterparts.
It is said that Real are not willing to rush into anything with regard to taking the player back because the circumstances are not ideal for them. Given the existing rumours of plans to make a quick profit by selling the 23-year-old on immediately, it is likely they haven't got a buyer lined up.
Tuttosport additionally notes that the Madrid giants only have until the end of the month to exercise their €30m option on Morata. There is a further option until 15th July, but after that date they totally lose their advantage. It all means that time is quickly running out.
Morata has been heavily linked with the likes of Arsenal and Chelsea in recent weeks and Juve would have been powerless to stop the player returning to Spain for an already agreed upon price and being sold on to someone else.
However, while Morata remains a Juventus player, the reigning Serie A champions are under no pressure to sell to anyone under Real. And, as already mentioned, even that may soon not be an issue if Bernabeu officials don't act quickly.
One player who has arrived in Turin this week is Miralem Pjanic after completing a €32m move from Roma. "I'm delighted that I'll be wearing the Juventus shirt from now on," he told Juventus.com.
Referring to past experience of facing a strong Bianconeri team, the Bosnian added, "I hope it will continue to be just as hard for opponents here and that we'll enjoy a lot of success together. I just want to make the Juve fans happy."
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