Arsenal told they must pay £25million to sign Alvaro Morata from Real Madrid

Alvaro Morata will not come cheap for Arsenal (Picture: Getty)

Real Madrid have told Arsenal they must pay £25million to sign Alvaro Morata at the end of the season.

The Gunners have been strongly linked with a move for Spain hitman Morata in recent days, with the club believed to have agreed personal terms with the player on a switch to the Emirates Stadium.

All that remains to complete the transfer is for a fee to be agreed with Real, and reports in Spain claim that Arsenal will have to pay £25million to get their man.

The price would not include any possible buy-back option for Madrid, but is much more than Arsene Wenger had hoped to spend in order to land the striker.

Morata has been limited to substitute appearances for Madrid (Picture: Getty)

A tall, powerful and all action attacker, Morata has set his heart on a switch to Arsenal after a lack of game time under Carlo Ancelotti this season.

Talks over a fee for the Spain Under-21 star will begin at the end of the season.