Chelsea will discover at the end of the week if they still have any chance of signing their main striker target, Alvaro Morata.

The 23-year-old is due to have talks with Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane and wants reassurances that he will be given regular first-team football next season.

New Chelsea coach Antonio Conte is keen to take Morata to Stamford Bridge, even though he has already signed Michy Batshuayi for £33.1m from Marseille this summer, while Arsenal are also interested in the striker.

Arsene Wenger in a long-time admirer of the Spaniard, but are reluctant to meet Real Madrid’s asking price for the striker.

Real triggered a buy-back clause in Morata’s contract last month to acquire him from Juventus for £23m, but with Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and Karem Benzema to choose from in attack, it was suspected he was taken back to the Bernabeu only to be sold on for a profit.

Chelsea have already had a £50m bid for the Spain forward rejected, but it is believed an offer close to £67m could change their minds.

Unlike Madrid, the Blues are prepared to play him up front on a regular basis next term, with Conte looking to use a formation with two front men.

Chelsea are determined to resist offers from Atletico Madrid for Diego Costa because Conte wants three top strikers to choose from.

The London club are willing to meet Morata’s wage demands of around £115,000 a week, which is a significant increase on the £45,000 a week he earned at Juventus.

Standard Sport revealed last month that Morata is interested in a move to the capital but would wait until after Euro 2016 to make a final decision.

He returns from his post-tournament holiday tomorrow and will fly out to join up with Real’s pre-season training camp squad in Montreal. He is keen to discuss his Real position with Zidane as he doesn’t want just to sit on the bench. Zidane admitted today he wants to keep Morata but was unable to guarantee a prominent role.

The Real coach said: “Alvaro is another member of this team. He’s back and I’m happy to have him.

“He is an academy product, who knows what Real Madrid are and truthfully we are, and me above all, happy to have him with us. Later we’ll see...

“We have a large squad and all the players will be important. Alvaro will be one more of the team.”

Should Morata express a desire to leave, Chelsea, who will face Real on their pre-season tour of the USA in Michigan on July 30, will still have to agree to break their transfer record —the £50m paid to Liverpool for Fernando Torres in 2011.

They have been considering a cheaper option in 19-year-old Santos starlet Gabriel Barbosa, who has scored five goals in 10 games this season. The Brazil forward, who has refused to sign a new contract, is valued in excess of £15m and is also wanted by Barcelona and Juventus.

Chelsea already have four Brazilian-born players in the squad, which could help to attract Barbosa to the capital.