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Alvaro Morata Explains why He Decided to Join Chelsea

Chelsea striker Alvaro Morata has explained why he made the difficult decision to leave Real Madrid for the Blues in this summer’s transfer window. The Spain international became the west Londoners’ club-record buy at around £60million, and has made an instant impact with a goal and an assist on his Premier League debut.

Having largely warmed the bench at the Bernabeu last season, Morata now believes he’s ready to improve his game at Chelsea and is excited about what he can achieve at the club.

Morata says that while he was unsure about leaving Real, it made it an easier decision to join a club of Chelsea’s calibre.

‘I need to make an explosion in my career and I am at the perfect place, the perfect club to do that,’ the 24-year-old told Chelsea Magazine.

‘I have all the things I need and if I can work hard, I can make good things happen. I have very big motivation, I always think like a winner and I want to win everything it is possible to win. Last season the team won the Premier League and now we can try to win it again, and maybe the Champions League.

‘It is the perfect situation. I decided to play in the Premier League and I want to play in Antonio’s team. Now I need to work hard, score goals and play well for the team.

‘There are very good players here and I think we can do something amazing. It is hard to leave Madrid but it is not so hard when you come to a club like Chelsea, with these players and with this coach.’

Morata was also linked with Manchester United this summer prior to joining Chelsea, who in turn looked at bringing in Romelu Lukaku from Everton before he ended up at Old Trafford instead.

Credit: Metro

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