Chelsea striker Alvaro Morata has opened up about his decision to join Chelsea over Manchester United last summer.
The Spain international scored valuable goals for Real Madrid last season but failed to break into Zinedine Zidane’s starting line-up, thus deciding he needed to find himself a new club.
Manchester United and Chelsea were both showing strong interest in the 25-year-old, but Morata chose blue over red. Antonio Conte was looking for a replacement for Diego Costa, and Chelsea’s £58m offer – that could later rise up to £70m – was eventually accepted by Real.
The club’s record signing says he was so satisfied to Chelsea’s offer of making him the first-choice striker of the team he couldn’t have turned it down.
Antonio [Conte], Michael [Emenalo], Marina [Granovskaia], all of them called me this summer and there was no chance I wasn’t coming to Chelsea.
They demonstrated to me that they really wanted me.
I had the chance to go to Manchester United and other teams in the Premier League.
The important thing is I’m part of Chelsea and I’m very happy with this and now it’s time to fight for the blue shirt. I want to play well and win with this shirt.
– Alvaro Morata, Independent
Morata has scored seven goals this term, but has failed to hit the net in the past six games. He will have a big chance to prove Jose Mourinho’s men what they missed out on when Chelsea host Manchester United at Stamford Bridge in a vital Premier League clash tomorrow evening.
