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Chelsea flop Alvaro Morata 'is an option for Man United to sign on loan' as Cristiano Ronaldo's replacement... with Erik ten Hag 'telling bosses he's annoyed that they couldn't afford Cody Gakpo'

Chelsea flop Alvaro Morata is reportedly an option for Manchester United to sign on loan to replace Cristiano Ronaldo as the club try to move on from being gazumped by Liverpool for the signing of Cody Gakpo.

One of United's prime targets had been the 23-year-old PSV Eindhoven star but the Red Devils lost out to rivals Liverpool.

With all the uncertainty surrounding the Glazer's sale of the club, as well as the heavy summer spend, United are restricted to the loan market for now.

Chelsea flop Alvaro Morata is reportedly an option for Manchester United to sign on loan to replace Cristiano Ronaldo
One of United's targets had been Cody Gakpo but the Red Devils lost out to rivals Liverpool

And according to ESPN, Erik ten Hag has told United bosses that he is annoyed the club could not afford to sign Gakpo - who has agreed to sign for Liverpool in a £44m deal.