Morata: “Juve? I already knew last year that I would return to Atletico …”

“I have never had any problem with Simeone – the former Juventus player Alvaro Morata tells on the Spanish radio” El Larguero “- sometimes we joke about this: my relationship with him is phenomenal, he is my boss and there is respect”. The striker, who has returned to Atletico Madrid after two years on loan at Juve, is keen to clarify his relationship with Cholo. “When I left I wrote to him:` mister, my esteem and respect for you are incredible, it was a pleasure to be able to train and live with you and I hope to see you again in the future. ” I don’t know where they came from about us. With few people in the world of football I have had bad relationships. If anything, there have been comparisons between adults who want the best for the team. ”

The return

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In the summer, after Juve’s failure to redeem, he returned to the Colchoneros: “In the end, Juve didn’t buy me and the possibility of returning to Atletico was always there. I have seen all the matches of Atletico and I kept talking to so many of my teammates, knowing there was a chance to return. There are few better places than Atletico to be happy. I feel lucky to be here. ” The team is now seventh, with 10 points from six games.

Amarcord Juve

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“I’ve always felt loved at Juventus, but I really believe in destiny and I miss winning something with Atletico. I already knew that I would be back, even during last season I had already told my wife and my family.” On the Barcelona option: “Yes, there was an opportunity to go. I also talked to Xavi. But the truth is that besides Barcelona I had another four or five good chances: when Vlahovic arrived I thought I wouldn’t have played so much. But I talked to Allegri and he told me that I would not move from Juve, that I would have to play with Vlahovic, wide left: for me it was an effort, but in the end I proved I can do it. It was a shame to have lost the final of the Italian Cup against Inter “.