Sevilla have dropped out of the race to sign Chelsea forward Alvaro Morata, according to the Spanish club's president Pepe Castro.

The La Liga side had expressed an interest in acquiring the Spain international, who is also a reported target of Atletico Madrid and Barcelona.

"Morata was enthusiastic about coming to Sevilla," Castro told Onda Cero. "We spoke to him and his agent.

"But it's true that the situation became more difficult because there are many strong and powerful clubs that got involved...

Sevilla have completed the signing of Munir El Haddadi from Barcelona for a fee of around €1 million.

Munir, 23, was out of contract in the summer and could have left Barca for free at the end of the season with no compensation for the club.

Barca had offered the forward a new deal but sources close to the player confirmed to ESPN FC that he did not want to extend his terms.

That decision did not go down well with the Catalan club, who then told Munir he would not play for the club again.

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Alvaro Morata's agent has travelled to London on Wednesday to meet with Chelsea officials and discuss a potential January loan move away from Stamford Bridge, a source has told ESPN FC.

Sevilla sporting director Joaquin Caparros suggested that Morata was ready to snub other clubs to join them. However, sources have told ESPN FC that the negotiations won't be easy as Atletico Madrid have also joined the race and Barcelona have been offered a chance to sign the Spain international as well.

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