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Porto star Martinez on Arsenal radar if loan deal for Madrid's Morata collapses

EPL: Arsenal have made an enquiry for Porto striker Jackson Martinez in case a loan deal for Real Madrid’s Alvaro Morata cannot be agreed. The Gunners re-opened talks with Real yesterday despite having their previous approaches for Morata rebuffed.

But if the club cannot strike a short-term deal, they are prepared to spend heavily to land a reliable striker. Colombia striker Martinez, 27, is  a leading candidate, and he is thought to have a £33.2million release clause.

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