On Sunday, Chelsea supporters will be hoping that our Spanish striker, Alvaro Morata, can continue his recent good run of scoring form.
Our 24-year-old striker, our record buy, has hit the ground running and after being rested for the 6-0 thrashing of FK Qarabag, in midweek, will be ready to give his all.
Deep down I guess I`m probably not the only one who is hoping that when it comes to scoring against the Gunners, Morata can emulate the striking legend that was Didier Drogba.
Lurking, in the pages of the news source, the Daily Mail, is an interesting little article whereby the Spanish striker talks about last summer, a proposed move and being linked with Manchester United, with Morata remarking,
‘Yes. I had various offers this summer, not only Chelsea and Manchester United but also from different leagues. It was a good situation for me. The most important and best conversation I had was with Conte, he wanted me to come here. At the start of the summer, I didn`t know that Chelsea were interested in me. I thought they were in for a different player .
“Maybe Lukaku or maybe someone else, I don`t know. I didn`t think the option of Chelsea was open.
‘But I spoke with Conte several times – and not only this summer. I felt in debt to him. He signed me for Juventus but left very quickly to manage Italy. I always wanted to play for him after that. It was only two months with him but it felt like I`d known him forever. When I knew he wanted me this summer, I didn`t think twice. I did everything I could to make the move happen.
“Last summer it was close. Cesar Azpilicueta was a bit annoyed because he had already started house-hunting for me last summer. We`d even got estate agents on board. This time Cesar has sorted everything!
‘When I spoke to Conte last summer, I said “If I`m going to leave Real Madrid, it will only be for Chelsea”. I remember I was with my wife after hearing him out conversation and I said “Chelsea are going to win the league this season.” And that`s exactly what happened. Now we need to repeat it!”
So, there we have it, straight from the horses` mouth, Morata was close to coming last season.
Continuing, Morata also gives an insight into why he left Real Madrid, further commenting,
“Zidane wanted me to stay and I was happy in Madrid. But I couldn`t stay to be a substitute. You reach a point that you need to play, to grow up, to escape a comfort zone. It`s about being comfortable. I don`t want that. I am ambitious and hungry to succeed.
‘For Spain, the more I play, the more goals I score, the more chance I have of making the World Cup and starting games.”
Keep going as you are Alvaro and the above will take care of itself.
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