Real Madrid Transfer News: Paulo Dybala Offer Rumoured to Include Alvaro Morata

Real Madrid will reportedly focus their attention on signing Juventus forward Paulo Dybala this summer and are willing to use Alvaro Morata as a makeweight to get a transfer over the line.

According to Leggo (h/t Calciomercato), Madrid are set to put together a package worth around €125 million (£108.5 million) in an attempt to land Dybala, with Chelsea said to be reluctant to part ways with Eden Hazard at the moment.

That would reportedly include Morata making a return to his former club Juventus, where he spent a couple of years before he was re-signed by Madrid ahead of the current campaign.

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In the report, it's suggested Los Blancos would need Dybala to agitate for a transfer for the deal to come off. The Argentina international forward is said to be close to agreeing a new contract with the Italian champions, who would reportedly not sell the 23-year-old for any price unless he wanted out.

That's no shock, as the forward has blossomed into one of the most exciting players in world football. As Squawka Football relayed here, Dybala has been a tough man to pin down in the final third this season in Serie A:

Although there are still inconsistencies in the striker's game, once his raw talent is harnessed completely, Dybala can go to the very top.

There aren't many forwards around who are so varied in their attributes, too. Dybala is dynamic in his movement and shooting, understatedly powerful in his running and capable of conjuring spectacular moments in the final third of the field.

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He's a fine foil for other strikers, something Morata will be aware of following their time together at Juventus in the 2015-16 season. 

The Spaniard has since returned to Madrid and, unsurprisingly, with Karim Benzema, Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale in the squad, has found starts difficult to come by, with just nine in La Liga so far this term. 

But as noted by Bleacher Report's Karl Matchett, he tends to make the most of his opportunities:

Indeed, in the 2016-17 season, only Ronaldo can better Morata's goal tally of eight for Real; per WhoScored, the Spaniard is on the same amount of goals as Benzema, although he's played 505 minutes less than the Madrid No. 9.

Morata may not be as easy on the eye as a player like Dybala, but he's effective. The 24-year-old works hard, battles for every ball and has developed a reputation for popping up with crucial goals.

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For Madrid manager Zidane, having a player like Morata in the squad is such an asset, although the man himself will surely be keen to play a more significant role. If he was to trade places with Dybala, he would potentially be able to earn more minutes at Juventus.

However, deals that involve a player-plus-cash are rare in the modern game given the intricacies of transfers, especially when it comes to big players. As a result, if Los Blancos do want to make Dybala their latest Galactico, a world-record fee will likely be the only way, as was the case when Juve sold Paul Pogba to Manchester United last summer.