Chelsea forward Alvaro Morata has hinted that he would still be playing for Italian champions Juventus if Real Madrid had not re-signed the Spain international in the summer of 2016.
After representing Madrid between 2008 and 2014, Morata left to join Juventus - spending two seasons with the Italian giants and managing 27 goals in 93 appearances.
Real Madrid decided to activate a clause that would allow them to re-sign the 25-year-old in the summer of 2016, but Morata has blasted the Spanish champions for how they treated him on his return to Madrid.
"Why I chose to return to Real Madrid? Because there were contractual agreements that needed to be respected," Morata told Gazzetta dello Sport. "The disappointment was enormous: I found myself back to square one. They treated me like the boy I was before my two seasons in Italy.
"Juve's trademark? A winning mentality and great professionalism. My two seasons at Juve were great. I went there as a boy and left as a real player. For a Spaniard, Italy is the best country to live in. You have everything: beauty, history, art, cooking, fashion. I'd have never left Italy and Juve."
Morata has scored seven times in 11 appearances for Chelsea this season.
Matt Law
