We 'signed' Alvaro Morata for Arsenal on deadline day and he scored important goals

Arsenal are reportedly interested in a move for Juventus striker Alvaro Morata as the Gunners look to bolster their attacking options before the end of the transfer window.

A failed move for Dusan Vlahovic saw the Serbian striker move to Juventus this month and along with other strikers such as Alexander Isak and Victor Osimhen who have been linked with the Gunners, Morata is the latest name to be thrown in the hat.

Following the transfer of Vlahovic to Juventus, Morata has been pushed down the pecking order by the Italian club where he is on loan from Atletico Madrid, and according to Spanish outlet Diario AS, Mikel Arteta's assistant Miguel Molina has personally called the striker in a bid to bring him to north London.

Arteta is keen to add a new talisman to his attacking options with Alexandre Lacazette and Eddie Nketiah out of contract at the end of the season, whilst former captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang looks like having no future at the Gunners.

So, if Morata was to make the move to Arsenal in January, what sort of impact could he have on Arteta's side? Could the ex-Chelsea striker help Arsenal qualify for the Champions League?

We simulated the rest of the season with Morata in the Gunners' squad and this is what happened.

To set up this simulation, we used the Football Manager 2022 editor to arrange for Morata to join Arsenal at the start of the January 2022 transfer window, using FM22 to run the simulation.

This is how the Spaniard's in-game profile looks on FM22.

Let's take a look at how Morata performed throughout the second half of the 2021/22 season after signing for the Gunners in January 2022.

The Spaniard made 16 appearances for Arsenal in the Premier League, scoring six goals and grabbing one