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Chelsea's Alvaro Morata Says He Would Be Open to a Return to Real Madrid

Chelsea striker Alvaro Morata has revealed he would be open to a return to Real Madrid but said he left the Santiago Bernabeu in the summer in search of more game time.

The Spaniard insisted he did not want to leave Real but referenced his limited action in the knockout stages of last season's UEFA Champions League, when he played only 25 minutes, as one of the key reasons for his departure, per Cadena Ser'sEl Larguero show (via MailOnline's Harry Slavin):

"I felt important for Madrid, but I wanted to play in the knockout stages of the Champions League.