Why Alvaro Morata Joined Atletico Madrid Revealed

Chelsea striker Alvaro Morata has revealed what prompted him to sign for Spanish La Liga giants Atletico Madrid during the January transfer window.

Spanish international Morata talked about his move to Atletico Madrid in an interview with AS.

According to him, the Atletico Madrid made contact with him over three years ago in their bid to sign him over three years ago before adding that he promised Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simone about signing for the club.

Chelsea paid a club-record transfer of £71m to secure his transfer from European champions Real Madrid in the summer of 2017.

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Morata didn’t have the best of times at Stamford Bridge despite the fact that he had a great start to his Chelsea career.

The Spaniard joined Atletico Madrid on loan from Chelsea in January with the option to make the transfer permanent in the summer.

His position was taken at Chelsea by Gonzalo Higuain who also joined the Blues on loan from Italian Serie A champions Juventus.

Higuain has scored two goals for Chelsea since his transfer to the West London club last month.

Juventus have already told Chelsea that the can sign the Argentine international player for €36m at the end of his loan deal this summer.