Alvaro Morata plans to pursue a contract extension with Atletico Madrid.
Spain’Pichhajes’ said on the 8th (Korean time), “Despite the interest from Italian Serie A clubs, Morata decided to extend his journey with Atlético. Morata has been one of the centers of the Atletico transfer market throughout the summer. But he seems to have decided to stay in Madrid.”
Reporter Fabricio Romano, who reports on European football, also explained, “Atletico has offered Morata a new contract, and a contract valid until June 2027. Morata recently signed a contract until 2026, but has extended it by one year.” .
Morata, a Spanish national, grew up while spending his youth life at Atletico, Getafe and Real Madrid. He stood out from his childhood. Morata drew attention by scoring 34 goals in one season at the Real youth team Juvenil A, and also made a mark on coach Jose Mourinho at the time. This led him to train with the first team and in December 2010 he made his professional debut.
However, the competition for Real Madrid was tough. At the time, Gonzalo Higuain and Karim Benzema were playing as the main strikers, so it was difficult to secure playing time. In the end, Morata took on a new challenge. The destination was Juventus. From the first season of his transfer, he flew far. Morata played a significant role in the team’s advance to the final of the UEFA Champions League (UCL) at the time.
His second season was also decent, and he was brought back by Real Madrid with a buyback clause. However, after one season, Morata moved to Chelsea. However, even Morata could not solve the ‘Chelsea Curse of Number 9’. In the first season of his transfer, he scored 11 goals in the English Premier League (EPL) and wanted to solve Chelsea’s striker problem, but suffered from a sluggish second season and swallowed only regrets.
He pushed for a return to the Spanish stage. Morata pushed for a loan to Atletico in 2019 and once again dreamed of an emergency, promising a full transfer in the summer of 2020. However, he immediately returned to Juventus at the end of the 2019–20 season. Although he belonged to Atletico, he wore the Juventus uniform on loan. Rather, Atletico left the front line by signing Luis Suarez.
He spent two seasons on loan. Then, when Dusan Blahovic joined Juventus, he was pushed out of the main competition, and he was looking for a new team again. Various teams were mentioned, but eventually returned to Atletico on loan. Morata played 45 games in all competitions last season, scoring 15 goals and 3 assists, and was responsible for the team’s offense.토토사이트
In response to these performances, Atlético offered a new contract. Morata was already preparing for the new season by participating in the pre-season tour. He also stepped on Korean soil. Morata started the team K-League match and showed active movement at the forefront. swallowed up regret Morata shook the net three times, but all three times he was ruled offside and could not score. Nevertheless, Morata, who left a deep impression, plans to continue his companionship until 2027.