Real Madrid set to sign Premier League flop, Messi tells Barcelona not to sign Chelsea star, and more La Liga news today: 21 January 2019

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Messi tells Barcelona not to sign Alvaro Morata

Lionel Messi has reportedly as the power at Barcelona that every top player in the world wishes to have at their club. The Argentine has a say in the players the club has to sign as per reports and the forward has asked the Catalan side not to sign Alvaro Morata.

Diario GOL are the ones who are reporting it today and they claim that the star forward is not impressed with the Chelsea star. Messi does not see Morata adding quality to the Barcelona squad and wants them to sign a forward who can take them to another level.

Meanwhile, Morata is set to join Atletico Madrid on loan until the end of the season. Chelsea have agreed a deal with Atletico that gives the Spanish side an option of signing him permanently for €50 million.

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Edited by Amar Anand