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Atletico Madrid's Alvaro Morata 'Didn't Want to Leave the House' at Chelsea

Atletico Madrid loanee Alvaro Morata has said he "stopped enjoying football" during his time at Chelsea, and it got to the point where he "didn't want to leave the house."

Morata, 27, signed for Chelsea from Real Madrid for £60 million in July 2017.

The striker's Stamford Bridge career started brilliantly, netting six goals in his first six Premier League appearances.

However, the Spaniard's form deserted him, and by the time he joined Atelti on an 18-month loan deal in January, he had added only 10 further Premier League goals in 41 appearances:

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Alvaro Morata joins Atletico Madrid on an 18-month loan.