Alvaro Morata has played under two Chelsea head coaches and neither fancied him. Despite his credentials as a Champions League winner, the Spaniard never looked at home in Chelsea blue.
The club were trying to replace him as early as last January when Olivier Giroud was brought in from Arsenal.
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There has been a similar striker-go-round this winter due to Maurizio Sarri’s dissatisfaction with the former Juventus man. He has got his preferred centre forward in Gonzalo Higuain with Michy Batshuayi also making way. AC Milan have replaced the Argentina international with Krzysztof Piu0105tek and Morata has landed a dream move to his boyhood club Atletico Madrid where he can attempt to resurrect his career.