According to Newspaper AS,the 26 years-old went to Spanish capital on Saturday to finalise an 18-month loan deal with Diego Simeone’s side, who are second in La Liga, with a medical due on Sunday.
Morata who passed through Atletico Madrid youth academy spent two separate spells as a professional at Real Madrid,two seasons with Juventus before joining Chelsea in 2017 at a fee of €80m
Morata has have experienced difficulties in the last 12 months starting fewer than half their league games under coach Maurizio Sarri.